[INTRO — ambient, distant, slow build] I broke the lock… Cut the fucking wire… Watched the smoke climb up From the ashes of the fire… Yeah… You thought you owned me. You were fucking wrong. [VERSE 1 — intimate → rapid-fire] You were a gravity well, beautiful collapse, Every road bent toward you, every future doubled back, I called that shit devotion, called the damage fate, Painted gold around the bars just to decorate the cage. Yeah, I fucking stayed, Yeah, I swallowed pride, Yeah, I buried pieces of myself just to keep you satisfied, Every “trust me” turned toxic, every promise had a price, Every “forever” fucking felt like another roll of loaded dice. I was locked in, boxed in, caught in your gravity, Lost my own identity defending your insanity, Told myself, “Hold on,” while the whole thing came apart, You didn’t just fuck with my head— You damn near owned my heart. [PRE-CHORUS — tension rising] And I… Can still feel the fucking imprint, Still hear that goddamn pull, Still hear every voice inside my head saying, “You’ll never break through…” But watch me. [CHORUS — soaring, emotional] You had me in a chokehold, Hands around my soul, Pulling every compass needle Further from true north. You had me in a chokehold, But the fucking grip got weak, And for the first time in forever I can hear my own heartbeat. [RAP BREAK — rapid-fire] Heart beat— Chest heaving— Mind racing— Still breathing— Fuck that cage, fuck that fear, Fuck every voice saying stay right here, Fuck every chain that I couldn’t see, Fuck every version of you controlling me! I cut it— I cracked it— I fucking detached it, Took every goddamn lie And fucking unpacked it! You wanted submission— I gave you resistance, You wanted dependence— I built some distance, You wanted my silence— I found my voice, Now I’m standing right here Like I’M MAKING THE CHOICE! [VERSE 2 — aggressive, determined] The house we built is empty, The altar’s overgrown, The ghosts still know my number, But they can’t fucking reach my phone. Every promise that you poisoned, Every wound that wore your face, Every night I fucking wondered “How the hell did I get this place?” Now that pain became a stepping stone, Every scar became a map, Every time you tried to pull me down Just gave me reason to fight back. You can keep the fucking memories, Keep the ashes, keep the blame, I don’t need your goddamn permission To rebuild myself again. [PRE-DROP — filtered heartbeat] Let it loosen… Let it crack… Let the fucking pressure fade… Breathe in… Breathe out… Fuck the past… LET IT BREAK! [DROP — crushing, half-time] I AM NOT YOUR FUCKING OFFERING! I AM NOT YOUR FUCKING PREY! I WILL NOT BEND MY KNEES TO THE SHADOW OF YOUR NAME! EVERY LINK IS BREAKING! EVERY WALL IS GIVING WAY! WHAT ONCE FELT LIKE SALVATION WAS A FUCKING CAGE I CHOSE TO STAY! [RAP — double-time] Now I’m ripping through the rhythm, While I’m ripping through the remnants, Of a relationship that fucking Tried to turn me into an emblem. No more begging, no more bending, No pretending, no defending, No more fucking second-guessing Every goddamn word you’re sending! I got oxygen in my lungs, Got a pulse in my chest, Got a fire in my blood And I’m giving my best! You had your fucking chance, Now I’m taking what’s mine, I was lost in your darkness— Now I’m fucking seeing the light! [BRIDGE — quiet piano, vulnerable] I used to fear the silence… Now I fear the noise… The echoes of the person Who confused surrender for a choice. I thought losing you Would fucking destroy me… Turns out losing myself Was the thing that destroyed me. [BUILD — drums increasing, choir layers] And if the tide returns… And if you call again… I’ll let the ocean keep the message… I’ll let the current take the blame… You can’t pull me under… You can’t make me drown… I finally found my fucking voice— AND I’M NOT SHUTTING IT DOWN! [FINAL CHORUS — biggest, triumphant] You had me in a chokehold Till I learned the taste of air, Till I learned that love is not A fucking noose you’re proud to wear. You had me in a chokehold, Now the pressure’s finally gone, And the hands that held me under Are too fucking weak to pull me on. [FINAL RAP — breathless rapid-fire] No chains! No crown! No weight! No doubt! I climbed from the wreckage And I’m fucking breaking out! No leash! No cage! No debt! No shame! You don’t get to fucking own me Just because you knew my name! I lost years, lost sleep, Lost pieces of me, But I found something stronger When I finally broke free! So fuck every fear That kept me confined, Fuck every lie That infected my mind! I’m done looking backwards, Done wasting my breath— I’m choosing fucking LIFE Over living half-dead! [OUTRO — ambient, fading] No chains… No crown… No weight… No sound… Just the horizon… Opening wide… And for the first time… I’m fucking free.
