[Intro - ambient, distant, slow build] I broke the lock I cut the wire I watched the smoke leave the fire [Verse 1 - intimate, restrained] You were a gravity well A beautiful collapse Every road bent toward you Every future folded back I called it devotion I called it fate But chains don't stop being chains Just because they're gilded in gold [Pre-Chorus - tension rising] And I... Can still feel the imprint Can still hear the pull [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 grip is growing weak And for the first time in forever I can hear my own heartbeat [Instrumental - swelling synths, heavy drums enter] [Verse 2 - stronger, more determined] The house we built is empty The altar's overgrown The ghosts still know my number But they find nobody home Every promise that you poisoned Every wound that wore your face Has become another stepping stone On my escape [Pre-Drop - filtered, heartbeat percussion] Let it loosen... Let it crack... Let it finally break... [Drop - crushing, half-time] I AM NOT YOUR OFFERING I AM NOT YOUR 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 CAGE I CHOSE TO STAY IN [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 [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 [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 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 weak to pull me on [Outro - ambient, fading] No chains No crown No weight No sound Just the horizon Opening wide [End]
