A:04 - VITV - 09. The Bridge - Echo Grey V.02

(Verse 1) In the mirror, fractured and cold, Parts of me I can’t control. Seeking approval, seeking grace, Lost in a father’s ghostly trace. (Pre-Chorus) The echo of expectation calls, Whispers down the endless halls. Bound by guilt, bound by pride, Trapped in shadows I try to hide. (Chorus) Shadows of self, they haunt the mind, Truth and lies so intertwined. Can I break the chain, let it fall, Find the freedom beyond the wall? (Verse 2) Narcissism’s charm, people-pleasing pain, An endless cycle, a subtle chain. Brené’s call to courage rings, “Let go, find what freedom brings.” (Pre-Chorus) Voices shout and voices plead, But silence grows where truth will lead. Step through fear, embrace the doubt, Hear what the silence cries out. (Chorus) Shadows of self, they haunt the mind, Truth and lies so intertwined. Can I break the chain, let it fall, Find the freedom beyond the wall? (Bridge) (Atmospheric, ethereal instrumental with tension building) Strip away the layers deep, Past the echoes, past the sleep. Hear the heart, the pulse, the core, The part of self that asks for more. (Chorus) Shadows of self, they haunt the mind, Truth and lies so intertwined. Can I break the chain, let it fall, Find the freedom beyond the wall? (Outro) Faint light, a new way, Echoes fade, shadows sway. Step forward, break and mend, In this truth, begin again.