Break My Own Cage (remake)

[Verse 1] Head full of noise, I can't shut it down Laugh when they call me dramatic I've been chewing my panic to pieces Then spitting the poison back out Grin with the teeth of a habit Keep feeding the thing that attacks me Kick in the door of my patterns Drag all the junk from the attic I've spent too long in the same room Learning the shape of the walls Calling the locks something safer Like I was better off small I know every mark on the doorway I know every reason I stayed If I built this prison around me Then I'm the one picking the gate [Pre-Chorus] Every lock has a reason Every wall has a name I hear something changing And it won't stay the same Hear that crack in my crooked voice? That's not fear anymore That's me finally finding What the hell I'm fighting for [Chorus] I break my own cage, I'm the one who built it Rip out the page when they say "you're finished" Blood on my name but I'm still not timid I'm not afraid of the fall, I live it I break my own cage, I don't beg forgiveness Turn all my rage into something relentless If I don't fit in your safe little system I'll tear through the walls to a life that's still mine [Post-Chorus] Break it Break it I won't go back again Break it Break it This is where it ends [Verse 2] Midnight, my head's an arena Same damn arguments, different faces Every old voice wants a verdict Every bad memory changes places Cracks in the mask let the teeth show Some friends disappear when the price grows I'm standing on top of my ego Daring myself not to let go I've been the weapon and target I've kept both hands on the wheel Turned every mistake into evidence That I was exactly what they said I'd be But something in me got tired Of rehearsing the same excuse So I'm done asking for permission To become somebody new [Pre-Chorus] Every failure leaves a fingerprint Every mistake tells me where I've been I don't need to erase the evidence I just need to stop living in it Hear that crack in my crooked voice? That's not fear anymore That's me finally finding What the hell I'm fighting for [Chorus] I break my own cage, I'm the one who built it Rip out the page when they say "you're finished" Blood on my name but I'm still not timid I'm not afraid of the fall, I live it I break my own cage, I don't beg forgiveness Turn all my rage into something relentless If I don't fit in your safe little system I'll tear through the walls to a life that's still mine [Breakdown] You want me quiet? You want me tame? You want the version That swallowed the blame? I gave you silence I gave you years I made myself smaller To keep you from hearing Not anymore. No more excuses No more pretending No more rebuilding The same damn ending You didn't lock me in. I DID. [Bridge] Teeth grit, throat sore Feet planted on the floor Still here, still moving Still wanting something more Say I'm too much? Watch me take up space Say I'm too loud? Then get the fuck out my way I don't need saving I don't need your hand I spent too long trying To be what you could understand I know these walls I know this place I know exactly How I made this cage So I'll be the one Who tears it away [Final Chorus] I BREAK MY OWN CAGE! I'm the one who built it! Rip out the page When they say I'm finished! Blood on my name But I'm still not timid! I'm not afraid of the fall— I LIVE IT! I break my own cage I don't beg forgiveness Turn all my rage Into something relentless If I don't fit In your safe little system I'll tear through the walls To a life that's still mine! [Outro] Break it! Break it! I won't go back again! Break it! Break it! I know these walls. I know this place. I built this cage. And I walked out.