[Intro - distant echoing percussion, pulsing synths] (Yeah...) Voices in my head — they talk too loud. Whispers turn to thunder in the crowd. [Verse 1 - tense, rhythmic] Every step, I second-guess, Every word, I self-confess. Paint my soul in borrowed tones, Tryna please a world I don’t own. I built my cage out of silver praise, Locked myself in their echoing maze. Every “like” was another chain, Smiling wide while I drowned in shame. [Pre-Chorus - building, heartbeat drums] But I’m done living like a ghost in a hall of mirrors, Done letting their voices decide my fears. [Chorus - explosive, cinematic] I WON’T BE A PRISONER OF THE CROWD! CAN’T TELL ME WHO I AM OUT LOUD! YOUR WORDS CAN BURN, YOUR CHAINS CAN CLING, BUT MY SOUL’S TOO WILD TO WEAR YOUR RING! I WON’T BE A PRISONER — NO, NOT NOW! (Yeah, I’m breaking out, breaking out!) [Verse 2 - low, percussive] Every judgment’s just a mask they wear, A mirror cracked, but they still stare. I gave my truth to the court of eyes, But freedom don’t live where approval lies. [Pre-Chorus - rising tension] I found my voice in the quiet sound, When I stopped needing to be found. [Chorus - full power, layered chants] I WON’T BE A PRISONER OF THE CROWD! CAN’T TELL ME WHO I AM OUT LOUD! YOUR WORDS CAN BURN, YOUR CHAINS CAN CLING, BUT MY SOUL’S TOO WILD TO WEAR YOUR RING! I WON’T BE A PRISONER — NO, NOT NOW! (Yeah, I’m breaking out, breaking out!) [Bridge - breakdown, whispered intensity building to explosion] [whispered] You can’t break what’s already free, Your eyes don’t own what you can’t see. [beat drops, drums thunder in] I’m done! I’m done! I’m done being your reflection, son! [Final Chorus - massive, anthemic, layered harmonies and chants] I WON’T BE A PRISONER OF THE CROWD! CAN’T TELL ME WHO I AM OUT LOUD! YOUR WORDS CAN BURN, YOUR CHAINS CAN CLING, BUT MY SOUL’S TOO WILD TO WEAR YOUR RING! I WON’T BE A PRISONER — NO, NOT NOW! I’M BREAKING OUT! BREAKING OUT! BREAKING OUT OF THE CROWD! [Outro - fading heartbeat drums, soft vocal echo] I hear the silence now... And it finally sounds like me.
