[VERSE 1 – RAP] You keep a version of me in your head Polished and framed, words unsaid Every move I make gets measured Like I owe you something better Try to fit inside the outline You drew before I knew my name Every time I shift direction You call it change ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS – BELT (restrained)] I feel it closing Around my chest ⸻ [CHORUS – FULL BELT] I’m wearing thin Under your weight Every breath Feels second-rate I’m losing ground Inside your view Trying to be Who you approve ⸻ [VERSE 2 – RAP] You say you’re helping Say it’s for my good But I’m drowning In what I should Every standard raised again Every silence loud You don’t hear the difference Between control and doubt ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS – BELT] I feel it breaking Through the skin ⸻ [CHORUS – FULL BELT] I’m wearing thin Under your weight Every breath Feels second-rate I’m losing ground Inside your view Trying to be Who you approve ⸻ [BRIDGE – STRIPPED, BELT → RAP OVERLAP] [BELT] I don’t hate you I just can’t stay [RAP underneath] Inside the mold you made me wear every day [BELT] If I fall short Let it be mine [RAP] Not another version drawn in your lines ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS – BIG, DOUBLE VOCALS] I’m standing up From underneath Shaking off What you believe I may break But at least it’s true I’d rather fail As me than you ⸻ [OUTRO – BELT, RESOLVE] Let me breathe
