Unchained

I built these walls around my mind With every lie I told myself in time The chains I wore, I forged them all alone I called them safety, but they were a stone I watched myself from far away A prisoner of the things I'd never say The darkness wasn't something that I feared It was the only voice that I could hear But something's breaking underneath my skin A fire rising from the war within I'm done pretending that the cage is home I'd rather burn than die here on my own I am unchained, I am unbroken Every word I swallowed, finally spoken The shadow falls behind me now I don't know who I am — but I know how To rise, to breathe, to finally be free The only monster here was never me I used to kneel before my own regret And beg forgiveness I would never get I was the judge, the jury, and the cell The one who locked me in this private hell But something's breaking underneath my skin A fire rising from the war within I'm done pretending that the cage is home I'd rather burn than die here on my own I am unchained, I am unbroken Every word I swallowed, finally spoken The shadow falls behind me now I don't know who I am — but I know how To rise, to breathe, to finally be free The only monster here was never me I am not what held me down I am not the chains, I am the ground Watch me shed what I became I walk out of my own flames I am unchained, I am unbroken Every scar I carry — now a token The shadow falls behind me now I finally know who I am — and how To rise, to breathe, to finally be free The only monster here... was never me Never me... never me... These chains are gone, this ground is mine I crossed my own battle line The fire fades but leaves its mark I am the light inside the dark Never me... never me... I am free.