I'm done with dependence

When I see the beautiful and unafraid

And think being loved by them would fix my days

It’s time to stop and look at me

And feel God’s grace come flowing free

I feel the joy that lives within

Not tied to you, not to your grin

What does it mean when I say

"I need you to be okay"?

(It means I give my joy away)

I’m done with dependence

With leaning on you to be okay

I don’t need you to make me whole

(I was born this way)

Think it through, just sit a while

What happens when my joy’s on trial

Soon I’m asking you to stay

To prove your love, to choose my way

And calling that the truth

Then fear creeps in like warning signs

Fear of loss, fear you’re not mine

Control dressed up as care and need

(That’s not love, that’s fear in me)

So tell me something hard and true

When I’m holding tight to you

Is that love or insecurity

(It’s not love, it’s fear in me)

I’m done with dependence

With leaning on you to be okay

I don’t need you to make me whole

(I was born this way)

I’m done with dependence

With leaning on you to be okay

I don’t need you to make me whole

(I was born this way)

So I don’t demand you make me happy

If you leave, I’ll still be standing

It’ll hurt, but I’ll be fine

I enjoy your company

But I won’t cling, I won’t hold tight

Love’s not something I will fight

I don’t need you to save me

I don’t need you to stay forever

Just stay if it’s right

If you love me, come and go free

Perfect love has open hands

No fear, no demands

So sit with me, or walk away

Either way, I’m okay

I’m here because I choose to be

No fear in why I stay