Architect of the Cage

Title: Architect of the Cage [Instrumental Intro – fast double-kick groove with syncopated drop F riff and dark synth pulse] [Verse 1] [Female] I remember every quiet warning hidden inside your voice Every rule delivered gently like it was meant to keep me safe [Female – Harsh] Every boundary drawn around me tightened slowly over time [Pre-Chorus] [Female] I believed the shape you gave me [Female – Harsh] Until the walls began to move [Chorus] [Female] You built the cage around my life brick by brick with careful hands Every doubt became a lock every fear became a chain [Female – Harsh] But the structure finally cracked [Both] Architect of the cage your design could not contain me [Instrumental Break – electronic kick pulse with tight palm-muted guitar rhythm] [Verse 2] [Female] You called control protection said the world would tear me apart So you built the walls yourself and told me they were shelter [Female – Harsh] But every lock you placed on me was fear wearing a disguise [Pre-Chorus] [Female] Looking back I see the blueprint [Female – Harsh] Every line was drawn to trap me [Chorus] [Female] You built the cage around my life brick by brick with careful hands Every doubt became a lock every fear became a chain [Female – Harsh] But the structure finally cracked [Both] Architect of the cage your design could not contain me [Guitar Solo – melodic lead guitar soaring over driving rhythm] [Verse 3] [Female] Now the door stands open rusted hinges hanging loose And I wonder if you ever believed the lies yourself [Female – Harsh] Or if control was always the only thing you wanted [Pre-Chorus] [Female] Every step away from you [Female – Harsh] feels like breathing for the first time [Chorus] [Female] You built the cage around my life brick by brick with careful hands Every doubt became a lock every fear became a chain [Female – Harsh] But the structure finally cracked [Both] Architect of the cage your design could not contain me [Breakdown – crushing syncopated chugs with stop-time hits] [Female – Harsh] Tear the walls Break the frame [Gang Vocals] NO MORE CAGE [Build – rising synth tension and snare rolls] [Final Chorus] [Female] You built the cage around my life but the locks have lost their hold Every chain you wrapped around me falls away in broken steel [Female – Harsh] Your control collapsed at last [Both] Architect of the cage I walk free beyond your walls [Outro – atmospheric guitar lead fading slowly] [Female] You built the prison carefully But you forgot one thing. I was always stronger than the cage. [Fade Out]