Verse 1 Prescribed a pill to cure my doubt In once fertile fields it caused a drought They said, “This will make it all okay” But it washed the colour clean away So I stopped my dependency, you see For there was nothing wrong with me Just questions, answers never came stuck behind a wall of strife and shame Pre-Chorus Grey cloud where silver linings lie Without medical intervention I Was free to soar the falling sky Above twisted lands of a broken mind Chorus Breaking shackles, screaming out Without restraint I breathe deep and shout Aloud for one and all to hear On my ascent from years of blur But freedom feels more ill than not I crave the shelter of a little white dot I traded calm for open-minded days And now I miss that stable haze Verse 2 No filter left between my skin And every thought that rushes in Each feeling louder than before No walls, no locks, no padded floor They call this clarity, they call it growth But clarity cuts deeper close to bone I asked for truth, I got the storm A thousand selves I can’t ignore Pre-Chorus (shortened) Grey cloud where silver linings lie I’m flying but I don’t know why The ground feels safer every night But I still chase the open sky Chorus Breaking shackles, screaming out Without restraint I breathe deep and shout Aloud for one and all to hear On my ascent from years of blur But freedom feels more ill than not I crave the shelter of a little white dot I traded calm for open-minded days And now I miss that stable haze Bridge Maybe I don’t want the cure Maybe I don’t want the pain Maybe I just want to choose Which parts of me remain If balance lives between the two Then tell me where it hides I’m tired of these absolutes I’m tired of picking sides Final Chorus (half-time / stripped back) I broke the shackles, screamed it out But silence screams the loudest now I asked for truth, I asked for sight The cost was far too high Freedom feels more ill than not I still remember that little white dot I don’t regret the choice I made I just miss the peace inside the haze
