[Intro - low growl, guitar feedback] (Yeah…) You built me a cage and called it love, But I see the bars — they fit like gloves. [Verse 1] You whisper approval like it’s gold, But I’ve been bought, and I’ve been sold. Your words, they drip like holy wine, But every sip steals what’s mine. You paint my face in your reflection, Dress my soul in your affection. But the mirror cracks when I breathe, I’m done bleeding just to please. [Pre-Chorus - snarl, drums building] You want my smile, my fear, my name, But I won’t play your pretty game. [Chorus - full, gritty and soaring] CHAIN ME IN YOUR EYES, I DARE YOU NOW, FEED ME LIES, I’LL SPIT ‘EM OUT. I WON’T DIE IN YOUR DESIGN, I’M CUTTING FREE — THIS SOUL IS MINE. NO MORE CHAINS MADE OF MIRRORS TONIGHT. [Verse 2 - bluesy riff, voice low and dangerous] You crown me queen, but keep the throne, Applaud my fire, but fear my bones. You love my light when it’s for you, But I’m not your sun to burn through. [Pre-Chorus - tension building again] You call it care — I call it cage, You hide your leash behind your praise. [Chorus - roaring, full band] CHAIN ME IN YOUR EYES, I DARE YOU NOW, FEED ME LIES, I’LL SPIT ‘EM OUT. I WON’T DIE IN YOUR DESIGN, I’M CUTTING FREE — THIS SOUL IS MINE. NO MORE CHAINS MADE OF MIRRORS TONIGHT. [Bridge - haunting, echoing vocals over single guitar line] (Whispered) I wore your smile till it broke my skin, Now I see the world I should’ve been in. Your echo fades when I find my sound, No more ghosts dragging me down. [Final Chorus - explosion of sound, defiant scream] CHAIN ME IN YOUR EYES, I DARE YOU NOW, FEED ME LIES, I’LL SPIT ‘EM OUT. I WON’T DIE IN YOUR DESIGN, I’M CUTTING FREE — THIS SOUL IS MINE. NO MORE CHAINS MADE OF MIRRORS TONIGHT. [Outro - distortion fades into silence] (Yeah...) I don’t live for your applause. I live for the noise inside my own heart.
