To me it seems to be about turning away from abuse (though not necessarily physical or sexual, as the lyrics may be used symbolically here). He tolerates the abuse because the abuser appears to show some sort of favor ("find me pretty enough") towards him, but at some point, he has to start pushing back ("refuse to lay down tonight and tolerate your words"), and finally walks away.
To me it seems to be about turning away from abuse (though not necessarily physical or sexual, as the lyrics may be used symbolically here). He tolerates the abuse because the abuser appears to show some sort of favor ("find me pretty enough") towards him, but at some point, he has to start pushing back ("refuse to lay down tonight and tolerate your words"), and finally walks away.