00:00I was loyal, even when they didn't deserve it.
00:04That was my biggest mistake.
00:07I gave chances when I should have walked away.
00:11I believed lies because I saw potential.
00:14I stayed, when everything inside me begged me to leave.
00:19I thought loyalty meant holding on, even to people who were letting go.
00:24But loyalty without respect, that's just self-destruction.
00:28I was the one who stayed up making excuses for their behavior.
00:32I was the one who believed in promises that were never meant to be kept.
00:37I fought battles for people who wouldn't even lift a finger for me.
00:41And in the end, it wasn't betrayal that broke me.
00:45It was realizing that I had betrayed myself by choosing them over my own peace.
00:52Now, I don't beg for love.
00:55I don't chase after loyalty.
00:57I don't water dead plants.
00:59I learned to stop setting myself on fire just to keep others warm.
01:03This isn't bitterness.
01:05It's clarity.
01:06This isn't revenge.
01:08It's self-respect.
01:10You don't lose people when you choose yourself.
01:13You lose chains.
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