[intro – piano loop + hi-hat tick] Yeah… No more waitin’. No more hidin’ behind excuses. [verse 1 – rapid-fire, low intensity build] Fear had me locked in a chokehold grip, Every chance I had, I’d let it slip. I’d pace my cage, make excuses thick, Like I’m too damn smart to take the risk. But fear’s the MindKiller — yeah, that’s the truth, It’s been stranglin’ the fire since my misspent youth. Every dream I had got parked in the lot, While I stood there watchin’ the engine rot. [pre-chorus – slower, more emphasis] But I’m done bein’ quiet, done playin’ it safe, I’d rather get burned than never leave base. [chorus – hook with layered vocal] I’m gonna break the lock, Kill the silence, tear it down. Every step I take, Shakes the fear right out the ground. I won’t freeze no more, I’m the one who makes the sound, I’m gonna break the lock, Kill the silence, tear it down. [verse 2 – switches between double-time and half-time] I’ve been ghostin’ my own ambition, Waitin’ for the “right time” like it’s tradition. But the right time’s a lie that I sold myself, While my goals collected dust on the shelf. I’m sick of my shadow callin’ the shots, Of drownin’ in a sea of my own “what-nots.” This ain’t a dress rehearsal, it’s the show, And I’m done hidin’ from the me I know. [pre-chorus – same as before, more grit] I’m done bein’ quiet, done playin’ it safe, I’d rather get burned than never leave base. [chorus – repeat with ad-libs] I’m gonna break the lock, Kill the silence, tear it down. Every step I take, Shakes the fear right out the ground. I won’t freeze no more, I’m the one who makes the sound, I’m gonna break the lock, Kill the silence, tear it down. [verse 3 – starts slow, then snaps to double-time] I used to think fear was a stop sign red, But it’s just paint in my head, yeah, I made that bed. I’d tuck myself in with a blanket of doubt, Lock my own door, then cry to get out. Now I treat that fear like a countdown clock, Every tick’s one step ‘til I blow the lock. When my knees start shakin’, that’s my cue, Means I’m close to somethin’ I gotta push through. [Double-time] Can’t sit still ‘cause the moment’s thin, Every second I waste, I don’t get back again. So I’m runnin’ with the weight ‘til my lungs burn out, Turn the panic to a war cry, let it ring loud. [bridge – beat drops out, near-a cappella delivery] I’m not waitin’ for courage to call, I’ll build it myself, brick by brick, wall by wall. Even if my voice shakes, I’m still movin’ ahead, I’d rather fail standin’ up than succeed playin’ dead. [final chorus – beat slams back in, biggest energy] I’m gonna break the lock, Kill the silence, tear it down. Every step I take, Shakes the fear right out the ground. I won’t freeze no more, I’m the one who makes the sound, I’m gonna break the lock, Kill the silence, tear it down. [outro – piano loop fades, single kick hit]
