Free

[Verse 1] They taught me how to lower my voice How to sit still, how to make the right choice How to wear every promise they made Like it was mine because I obeyed They drew a line and called it a life Measured the edges and pulled them tight But something in me kept leaning out Toward every road they warned me about [Pre-Chorus] I don't need a reason I don't need a plan If the door is open I'm already gone [Chorus] I want to be free Free as a thought nobody catches Free as a shape that never quite matches What you thought you saw in me I want to be free Nothing above me, nothing behind me No little box with my name to define me Nothing telling me what I should be I want to be I want to be free [Verse 2] I learned that rules are mostly afraid Of people who notice that rules can be changed So let them stare, let them whisper my name Tomorrow I'll answer to something else anyway I like the world when it won't sit straight When every certainty comes loose at the seams Maybe a life isn't something you keep Maybe it's something you keep becoming [Pre-Chorus] I don't need permission I don't need a sign If there is a boundary I want the other side [Chorus] I want to be free Free as a thought nobody catches Free as a shape that never quite matches What you thought you saw in me I want to be free Nothing above me, nothing behind me No little box with my name to define me Nothing telling me what I should be I want to be I want to be free [Bridge] Don't tell me "forever" Forever sounds small Don't tell me "be careful" I've heard it all I spent too long learning To live on command Now I want the whole world Unfolding in my hands And if I come back different Good [Final Chorus] I want to be free Free as a thought nobody catches Free as a shape that changes and stretches Past what you expected of me I want to be free Nothing above me, nothing behind me No little box with my name to define me No final version I'm meant to be I want to run I want to change I want to laugh in the pouring rain I want the road I want the sky I want a life that stays alive I want to be I want to be I want to be free