[Verse 1] I wake beneath a borrowed answer Folded neatly by the bed Every door says keep surrendering Every pulse says move ahead I trace the cracks across the ceiling Count the reasons to remain Hope arrives without permission Submission wears my name [Pre-Chorus] If I kneel, will the ground forgive me? If I stand, will I disappear? There’s a voice that calls it safety There’s a louder one I hear [Chorus] I am not the hand that pulls me under I am not the cage I learned to love Hope is a match inside the thunder Submission says I’ve had enough I bend, I break, I come back furious With both feet shaking on the floor If I have to choose between the silence And the wound, I’ll choose the door [Verse 2] I wore obedience like a jacket Heavy seams against my throat Every promise made me smaller Every failure kept me close Then a red light crossed the hallway Then my heartbeat missed the count I could feel the locked-up future Pushing from the inside out [Pre-Chorus] If I stay, will the fear grow gentle? If I leave, what will I lose? There’s a hand that holds my shoulder There’s a fist I have to choose [Chorus] I am not the hand that pulls me under I am not the cage I learned to love Hope is a match inside the thunder Submission says I’ve had enough I bend, I break, I come back furious With both feet shaking on the floor If I have to choose between the silence And the wound, I’ll choose the door [Bridge] Let the room collapse around me Let the old commands turn dust I can fear the open distance I can move because I must [Breakdown] No more waiting for permission No more blessing from the chain I can carry every consequence I can call it by its name [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] I am not the hand that pulls me under I am not the cage I learned to love Hope is a match inside the thunder Submission says I’ve had enough I bend, I break, I come back furious With both feet shaking on the floor If I have to choose between the silence And the wound, I’ll choose the door [Outro] The door is open The fear is mine I step through trembling And call it life
