BREAK THE CAGE

They drew a line across my name And called my fire a burning shame They built a wall around my mind And told me what I had to find Every word became a chain Every scar became a name But underneath this dying skin There is a war I won't give in You can silence every scream You can bury every dream But you will never own the flame That keeps me calling out my name BREAK THE CAGE — I won't disappear BREAK THE CAGE — I won't live in fear You can point your finger You can spit your lies But the fire in my blood Will never die You wanted me to bow You wanted me controlled But I'd rather face the darkness Than surrender my soul They wrote the rules before I spoke Built their throne from broken hope "Stay in line" — that's all they said While they buried every voice instead I watched the weak become the prey I watched the truth get swept away But every silence feeds the beast And every coward signs the feast No more waiting in the dark No more hiding from the spark If my voice becomes a weapon Let it tear apart the silence BREAK THE CAGE — I won't disappear BREAK THE CAGE — I won't live in fear You can point your finger You can spit your lies But the fire in my blood Will never die You wanted me to bow You wanted me controlled But I'd rather face the darkness Than surrender my soul I am not your perfect answer I am not your little slave I am every scar you buried I am every voice you caged You can crush the body You can lock the door But the human spirit Will keep asking for more NO MORE CHAINS! NO MORE LIES! NO MORE FEAR! OPEN YOUR EYES! We are not machines! We are not your tools! We are not the monsters You created with your rules! BREAK THE CAGE — hear the thunder rise BREAK THE CAGE — see it in our eyes You can burn the future You can bury the past But the will to be free Was never yours to have We were born with fire We were born to choose And even if we fall tonight We have nothing left to lose So let the whole world hear The sound behind the wall We are still alive. We are still standing. And this time— **WE CHOOSE OUR OWN NAME.**