[hyper-modern production with clear vocals, no autotune, Dolby Atmos mix, high-fidelity, high-definition] [Melismatic Runs Multiple notes sung on one syllable, showcasing vocal flexibility and emotion. R&B, Gospel, Soul, Pop Lead vocals, choir (alto/soprano) Melisma, embellishment, elongation {Melismatic}] [Intro, Emotional piano, Haunting strings] I trace the lines, I fill the page (While I disengage) Perfect edges, perfect cage (Hide my inner rage) Every step a careful climb (My life seemingly a crime) Still I'm falling far behind (Which you’ll surely remind) [Verse 1, Expressive vocals] A hundred ways to prove my worth (I seem to have a dearth) But numbers never bend (Yet I’m expected to blend) I start so deep beneath the earth (You, a mountaintop at birth) Digging just to stand again (Knowing I’m never gonna win) [Pre-Chorus, Rising tension] If effort was enough (It wouldn’t be so rough) I’d be soaring in the sky (Instead of down in the sty) But yet here I crawl (Trying not to bawl) Asking myself why (Can’t I get by?) [Chorus, Haunting strings, Introspective atmosphere] I'll do better next time (I’ll really try to shine) I’ll push a little more (Break my brittle core) But how can I outrun (A race already begun) When behind a locked door? (Wanting so much more) Building castles out of dust (For a better life, I lust) Reaching for the light (Tucked out of sight) But it's never quite enough (I’m rebuffed in a huff) No matter how I fight (You’ll see me as a blight) [Verse 2, Melancholic tone] Each label adds another lock (The door more locks than not) I carry on, endure the strain (Much as it hurts my brain) Their equations I can’t see (Subtract what makes me, me) I’ll always aim for perfection (While awaiting the rejection) [Pre-Chorus, Rising tension] If results were all it took (I’d be atop the book) I’d be flying oh so high (Instead I’m forced to comply) I’m trapped behind this door (Wishing I could soar) Wondering if I’ll ever fly (Yearning to defy) [Chorus, subtly discordant strings, frustrated tone] I'll do better next time (Once I grow a little spine) I’ll work until I’m sore (Though you’ll want much more) I’m always under the gun (Wishing to see the sun) Staring at the cold floor (Being viewed as a chore) Feeling life has been unjust (Wishing I would combust) Still aiming for what’s right (Stuck in this tight plight) You always give me lots of gruff (As you drag me by the scruff) No matter what I get things right (I’ll still be a worthless blight) [Interlude] [Instrumental break] [Bridge, Whispered vocals, Subdued piano] They count the pieces (As my worth decreases) Weigh the cost (My heart is lost) But never see (Or give the key) How I’ve fought (Or lack of fault) How much I give (I live to give) How much I try (So hard I might die) Still I fall (My soul a squall) Behind their eyes (I know their lies) [hyper-modern production with clear vocals, no autotune, Dolby Atmos mix, high-fidelity, high-definition] [Melismatic Runs Multiple notes sung on one syllable, showcasing vocal flexibility and emotion. R&B, Gospel, Soul, Pop Lead vocals, choir (alto/soprano) Melisma, embellishment, elongation {Melismatic}] [Final Chorus, Emotional crescendo with heightened intensity, Layered vocals, sarcastic in tone] I'll make it perfect, beautiful, sublime, (It’ll be glorious, simply divine) I’ll give you everything I am and more (But I know you’ll continue to ignore) I’m coming undone (The end has begun) I can’t handle this pain anymore (It feels like a constant war) I know I’m viewed with disgust (A view I can’t seem to adjust) And yet I remain polite (Conformity’s right) You always treat me like fluff (As I wish my life you’d snuff) No matter how much I delight (You’ll still treat me with spite) [Outro, completely discordant strings, anger rising, fading echoes] I trace the lines, (Mind the signs designs) I fill the page (Throw my gage in rage) Perfect edges (Plans of pledges with sledges) Perfect cage... (Where there’s no care, only despair) [Stinger, chaotic discord, rage] I’ll do better next time (I’m already plotting the crime) I sweaaaaaarrrrrr (OooOoooOOOooOOooo) [hyper-modern production with clear vocals, no autotune, Dolby Atmos mix, high-fidelity, high-definition] [Melismatic Runs Multiple notes sung on one syllable, showcasing vocal flexibility and emotion. R&B, Gospel, Soul, Pop Lead vocals, choir (alto/soprano) Melisma, embellishment, elongation {Melismatic}] (OooOoooOOOooOOooo) (Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)