The door was never locked They wrote the rules in someone else’s blood Told me keep my head down, keep my mouth shut Fear was the first teacher, shame the second I learned the lesson before I learned my name Every yes I gave was just another bar Every quiet night another nail into me I break Not the world, just the part that owned me I break The voice that said stay small I break Because the cage was never locked It only needed me to stop believing They called it safety, I called it sleeping Obedience dressed up like love and duty God and fathers, same cold hand around the neck “Don’t question, don’t wander, don’t want too much” I swallowed the scripture until it tasted like mine Then one morning the taste turned foul My life Not theirs My life Starts here What if the danger was always the kneeling What if the real prison was the permission I kept giving I break Not the world, just the part that owned me I break The voice that said stay grateful I break Because the cage was never locked It only needed me to stop believing Freedom isn’t soft It comes with the weight of every choice I used to outsource No more asking if I’m allowed to want this No more waiting for the blessing that never came I step out But the shaking is mine They’ll call it rebellion, I’ll call it awakening The old structure still shouts that freedom kills I hear it, I feel it, I walk anyway Responsibility tastes cleaner than surrender This is the first decision that belongs to me and me alone I break Not the world, just the part that owned me I break The voice that said stay small and grateful I break Because the cage was never locked It only needed me to stop believing and keep moving full Album: https://suno.com/playlist/aaed1ed2-f877-4a0e-a74c-5c16708f0e6b
