My Careful Reinvention Lyrics

Maybe I got wiser

Maybe I’m just older

But something’s gotta change

In our dysfunctional culture

I’ll meet you where you’re at

And listen to your problems

But I’m not a welcome mat

That you can wipe your dirty paws on

I simply do not have space for it

Go find another place for it

Cause my careful reinvention is in jeopardy

Every time you’re close to me

I wish it weren’t so

But I’m in love with how I set a boundary

You don’t have to be proud of me

Just needed you to know

You’re all up in arms now

Cause I won’t do you a favor

You know you’re gonna be just fine

When I decline

Providing free emotional labor

So I’m gonna keep my fence up

Maybe someday I’ll take it down

I swear I’m not above you

But I am above losing myself

Yeah, my careful reinvention is in jeopardy

Every time you’re close to me

I wish it weren’t so

But I’m in love with how I set a boundary

You don’t have to be proud of me

Just needed you to know

If I stay

There’s no way

For me to grow

Grow

Grow

Grow

Grow

Grow

My careful reinvention

My careful reinvention, yeah

My careful reinvention is in jeopardy

Every time you’re close to me

I wish it weren’t so

But I’m in love with how I set a boundary

You don’t have to be proud of me

Just needed you to know

If I stay

There’s no way

For me to grow