Part I - The Quiet Cage

You cut my thoughts mid-breath You own the air I try to breathe You drink the quiet from my head Till I don’t trust what I perceive You crush my mind like it’s nothing You draw the map of what is real You twist my sanity to yours Till I forget the way I feel Explain myself, justify You tighten every seam I’m choking on your every word I’m smaller than I seem [Verse 2] You lace my doubts with guilt and shame You bend me to your creed You make my panic feel like love You call it care when I just bleed Speak again, I dare you now There’s always a price to pay You are the hand inside my chest I learn to stay quiet, stay You turn my comfort into chains You burn my only key You pull my world in close to you Till you are all I see [Chorus – restrained / haunting] You can take my voice, carve it out Make it bleed You can break my will till I forget what I need You can cage my soul, say I’m nothing alone But I feel myself dying inside your control [Verse 3] You rewrite every memory My past belongs to you You smear the borders of my mind Till I can’t tell what’s false or true Love me right or lose me now You twist my trust in veins I bleed just trying to prove I care You weaponize my pain You make my terror sound like vows You seal it with your kiss You say you’re all that I have left You call my nightmare bliss [Chorus – restrained / haunting] You can take my voice, carve it out Make it bleed You can break my will till I forget what I need You can cage my soul, say I’m nothing alone But I feel myself dying inside your control You silence me to feel alive I disappear so you survive ©️ Copyright Elucid33 All Rights Reserved 2026