“What I Am” is a song about being the toxic one in a relationship and realising that you need to be better. In the song, the persona talks about not liking the person they were, whether through insecurity or the realisation that they haven’t treated their partner well.
They initiate a break to fix...
I said dreams don't come true
At least not for you
If they do it's a mishap
You said you thought that too
And said that you knew
Of a place where they made them
I didn't wanna be the person I am
My personality was changing every day
And I got the feeling that you wanted me gone
So I decided I should take myself far from here
I need someone to hold
Until I'm old
And I'm grey and unwanted
So I lifted my heart
And placed it at the start
And that's where I asked you
If you could love me for the pеrson I am
My personality is where it ought to bе and
I have the feeling that I wanted to have
I'm only waiting for the moment you told me
You're over it, moving on
Getting old and I can't help but feel that
I'm old enough, staying still
Underneath wherever it is that I am