Preface "Roots Torn was born from a moment of uncertainty and deep self-reflection. The feeling of no longer belonging to what once felt familiar, of watching the world change without being able to keep up, inspired every word. It explores detachment, the conflict between past and present, and the struggle to preserve one's identity. The lyrics convey the frustration of being misunderstood, the disorientation of feeling foreign in one’s own reality, and the determination to resist imposed change. It is a personal search—a journey through memories and possibilities, between what was and what could be." ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- [Intro] Shadows stretch on empty walls, I walk but don’t know where to go, Streets shifting without a sign, Roots torn, lost in time. A breeze erases steps I’ve made, Unknown windows show no shade, A path still hidden, cold and tight, What awaits? I dive in night. [Verse 1] Thrown into a world unknown, A place that never felt like home, where everything, Where all, Makes me feel like I don’t belong, Like I came from far away, Lost beneath a distant gray. [Pre-Chorus] Roaring, Roaring deep inside, This swallowed rage, Trapped and tied, For wounds unhealed, For pain concealed. [Chorus] Running, Running far away, From padded cages, From empty faces, From friendships faded, From promises betrayed. [Post-Chorus – repeated] But deep inside I stay the same, I won’t pretend, I won’t obey, Though the world keeps asking me, To change the person I should be. [Verse 2] I try to change, but I stay behind, Every step feels lost in time, They talk to me, but look right past, Like I’m a shadow fading fast. [Verse 3] Like they expect what I can’t give, Like there’s a shape I don’t fit in. And deep inside, and deep inside, I won’t give up, Won’t shift my mind. [Verse 4] ‘Cause before, I felt so free, No need to hide, no need to flee. I feel it boiling in my chest, Feelings buried, long repressed, Ready now to break apart, A muffled scream inside my heart. [Verse 5] Yesterday, I was the best, Now I have become the last. They ignore the thoughts I bear, Think I’m fine, but I’m not there. They believe my pain's not real, That there are bigger wounds to heal. But they don’t hear the storm inside. [Pre-Chorus – repeated] Roaring, Roaring deep inside, This swallowed rage, Trapped and tied, For wounds unhealed, For pain concealed. [Chorus – repeated] Running, Running far away, From padded cages, From empty faces, From friendships faded, From promises betrayed. [Post-Chorus – repeated] But deep inside I stay the same, I won’t pretend, I won’t obey, Though the world keeps asking me, To change the person I should be. [Instrumental Outro]
