Locked In

Rexa Rey

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# Locked In

## Rosie Vail

**[Instrumental Intro – slow phonk pulse, low room tone, warped synth pad]**

**[Verse 1]**
I wasn’t locked out
I was locked in
Left with the silence
And called it living

They kept their hands clean
They kept their distance
I kept the whole room
I kept the sentence

Walls know the shape
Of everything I never said
The ceiling keeps repeating
All the noise inside my head

**[Pre-Chorus]**
And they say, “Just move on”
Like there’s somewhere to go
Like the door isn’t painted
On a wall made of stone

**[Chorus]**
I’m locked in
With the sound of my name
Being dragged through the hallway
Like somebody else’s shame

Locked in
And nobody hears
Every knock turns to dust
Every word disappears

I was left out
But I can’t begin
To explain how it feels
To be locked in

**[Verse 2]**
I watched the world turn
Through a crack in the blinds
Everybody kept walking
Like I had all this time

I tried to speak plain
I tried to speak true
But truth hits different
When no one wants proof

There’s a chair by the window
There’s a mark on the floor
There’s a version of me
Still facing the door

**[Pre-Chorus]**
And they say, “Let it go”
Like they don’t understand
Some wounds are not chains
They are somebody’s hands

**[Chorus]**
I’m locked in
With the sound of my name
Being dragged through the hallway
Like somebody else’s shame

Locked in
And nobody hears
Every knock turns to dust
Every word disappears

I was left out
But I can’t begin
To explain how it feels
To be locked in

**[Bridge – beat tightens, bass gets heavier]**
I don’t need a sermon
I don’t need a smile
I don’t need somebody
Standing there a while

Saying, “You’ll be fine”
From the other side
While I count every breath
That I had to survive

If there is a key
Then use it
If there is a truth
Then prove it

If there is a way
Then show me where it starts
Because I am tired
Of screaming in the dark

**[Final Chorus – restrained panic turning into control]**
I’m locked in
But I still know my name
Even dragged through the hallway
It comes back the same

Locked in
But I’m still here
With my hand on the wall
And my mouth full of fear

I was left out
But something within
Keeps pushing the frame
From the inside again

I’m locked in
I’m locked in
But I am not gone
I am not gone

**[Outro – stripped back, close vocal]**
I wasn’t locked out
I was locked in

Left with the silence
And called it living

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# Locked In ## Rosie Vail **[Instrumental Intro – slow phonk pulse, low room tone, warped synth pad]** **[Verse 1]** I wasn’t locked out I was locked in Left with the silence And called it living They kept their hands clean They kept their distance I kept the whole room I kept the sentence Walls know the shape Of everything I never said The ceiling keeps repeating All the noise inside my head **[Pre-Chorus]** And they say, “Just move on” Like there’s somewhere to go Like the door isn’t painted On a wall made of stone **[Chorus]** I’m locked in With the sound of my name Being dragged through the hallway Like somebody else’s shame Locked in And nobody hears Every knock turns to dust Every word disappears I was left out But I can’t begin To explain how it feels To be locked in **[Verse 2]** I watched the world turn Through a crack in the blinds Everybody kept walking Like I had all this time I tried to speak plain I tried to speak true But truth hits different When no one wants proof There’s a chair by the window There’s a mark on the floor There’s a version of me Still facing the door **[Pre-Chorus]** And they say, “Let it go” Like they don’t understand Some wounds are not chains They are somebody’s hands **[Chorus]** I’m locked in With the sound of my name Being dragged through the hallway Like somebody else’s shame Locked in And nobody hears Every knock turns to dust Every word disappears I was left out But I can’t begin To explain how it feels To be locked in **[Bridge – beat tightens, bass gets heavier]** I don’t need a sermon I don’t need a smile I don’t need somebody Standing there a while Saying, “You’ll be fine” From the other side While I count every breath That I had to survive If there is a key Then use it If there is a truth Then prove it If there is a way Then show me where it starts Because I am tired Of screaming in the dark **[Final Chorus – restrained panic turning into control]** I’m locked in But I still know my name Even dragged through the hallway It comes back the same Locked in But I’m still here With my hand on the wall And my mouth full of fear I was left out But something within Keeps pushing the frame From the inside again I’m locked in I’m locked in But I am not gone I am not gone **[Outro – stripped back, close vocal]** I wasn’t locked out I was locked in Left with the silence And called it living

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