Maze I Built

[Intro] (spoken, low) I kept tellin’ myself I was buildin’ a shelter… Turns out… I was pourin’ concrete around my own damn feet. ⸻ [Verse 1] I laid every brick with a reason, Every hallway had a secret. Locked every door from the inside, Thought nobody could reach it. Stacked fear on top of old failures, Pain became the blueprint. Every bad memory got framed, Every heartbreak had a new wing. I called it protection. Called it survival. Built walls so thick Even hope couldn’t find me. Thought if nobody got close, Nobody could break me again. Funny how the prison guard Started lookin’ just like my reflection. Now every corner feels familiar, But I swear I’ve never been here. I leave myself little reminders— Still forget why I came here. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Every turn looks like the last one. Every answer wears a mask. I keep askin’ where the exit is… Like I ain’t the one that built the path. ⸻ [Chorus] I’m trapped inside a maze I made, Every wall’s another choice I saved. I buried daylight underground, Now I can’t remember what it’s like. I’m screaming through these empty halls, Echoes bounce but nobody calls. Can’t blame the world for this damn place… I poured the concrete. I locked the gates. ⸻ [Verse 2] There’s rooms full of conversations I never had out loud. Apologies collecting dust, Ghosts still hanging around. A hallway built from “what ifs,” Another built from shame. One door says “you’ll be okay,” The next one’s got no name. I mapped it all in black and white, Measured every crack. Made escape plans for disasters That never happened back. Now anxiety’s my architect, Paranoia pays the rent. Every thought’s another inmate Serving life without consent. The ceiling keeps gettin’ lower, The silence keeps gettin’ loud. I don’t even know what’s outside… Been too damn long underground. ⸻ [Bridge] Maybe hell ain’t fire. Maybe hell is memory. Maybe hell is knowing You became your own enemy. Maybe every chain I wear Started as a piece of string. Pulled it tighter every year ‘Til I couldn’t feel a thing. ⸻ [Verse 3] I can hear somebody knockin’, But I don’t answer anymore. Can’t tell if they’re here to save me Or become another war. Truth is… I forgot where I put the key. Buried it beneath excuses And called it “just being me.” Now I run these circles daily, Wearin’ grooves into the floor. Know this place down to the inch— Still don’t know what it’s for. I wanted somewhere safe to hide, Somewhere pain would never reach. Instead I built a thousand walls… And trapped the man beneath. ⸻ [Final Chorus] I’m trapped inside a maze I made, Every wrong turn knows my name. I built these walls to keep out storms… Now sunshine can’t get in. Nobody’s coming through these halls. Nobody’s breaking down these walls. ’Cause every lock, Every chain, Every shadow, Every stain… Started with my own damn hands. ⸻ [Outro] (spoken over fading piano and distant heartbeat) The hardest part wasn’t getting lost. It was realizing… The door was never locked. I just forgot… How to trust the light.