(whisper) You wanted an angel… but I bite. (soft piano, pad swells) I’ve been holding my breath For a promise that never arrives Every prayer I whispered Learned how to lie Velvet hands, sharpened nails, You wrote my worth in fairy tales. Dressed me up in quiet chains, Taught me love was built from pain. I tried believing Tried trusting the light But every time I reached for heaven I woke up inside another fight I don’t need saving I need the truth If all this hope does is break me Then take it too Every doll’s got a crack, my dear, Every whisper turns to spears. You built your heaven on my ache— Now watch how pretty I am when I break. I’m tired of almost Tired of “one day” If this is all that I get Then don’t let me pray [PRE-LIFT] I’m not the girl you thought you owned, I’m the riot you’ve been shown. [DUAL CHORUS – FIRST HIT] Don’t let me dream Don’t give me hope If it’s just another lie I can’t afford to hold I’m pretty when I break — crimson in the rain, Glass on my lips, perfume of pain. You wanted devotion, I gave you war, Now I’m the saint you’ll pray for no more. Don’t pull me up Just to let me go If this world only takes Then let me know Yeah, I’m pretty when I break, And I’m breaking just for you. [VERSE – STRONGER] You crowned yourself with my regrets, Fed on my thunder, drowned in sweat. I don’t shiver, I don’t crawl, Your empire falls when I stand tall. I watched belief turn into scars Watched love become a loaded word They say “you’re strong” like that fixes Everything that hurt I learned survival ain’t faith It’s endurance in disguise And I don’t want another promise That dies before it tries Your name drips venom from my tongue, Your lies are songs I’ve already sung. You can keep the throne, keep the fake, I’ll take the fire, I’ll take the quake. [PRE-CHORUS – BIGGER] If I’m meant to fall Let it be real Don’t dress despair up Like something I’m supposed to feel I’m not the girl you thought you owned, I’m the riot you’ve been shown— [CHORUS – FUSED / ANGRIER] Don’t let me dream Don’t give me hope I’ve tasted lies that felt like truth I’m done being broke I’m pretty when I break — crimson in the rain, Your “happily ever” drowns in my refrain. Don’t call it fate Don’t call it growth If you’re not gonna save me Just let me go You wanted devotion, I gave you war, Now I’m the saint you’ll pray for no more. [BREAKDOWN – WHISPER → SNARL] (whisper) You loved the silence, didn’t you? I don’t need wings I don’t need light I just need the lies to stop Tonight (snarls) Well, baby — I learned to scream in key. If I’m gonna drown Let it be honest Don’t hand me stars Then leave me in darkness (beat drop) I drag your ghost through every stage, Bathe my heart in all your rage! Pretty poison, black-lace sin, Your apocalypse starts within! [HALF-RAP / BUILD] Yeah, I wear the crown of cuts and scars, Every word you threw became my bars. Guitar screams, violin bleeds, I’m every nightmare your ego needs. Light that match and say my name, I’ll rise again through your flame. Break my heart and feed the beat, Watch me make the pain complete. [FINAL CHORUS – MAX LIFT, CHOIR SOARING] Don’t let me dream Don’t give me hope I’ve learned the truth hurts less Than believing ghosts I’m pretty when I break — red lips and ruin, The storm you made, now I’m the monsoon. Don’t wake me up If this is all I’d rather face the night Than chase another fall Your prayers can’t cage what you set free, I’m the vengeance you built in me. Yeah, I’m pretty when I break, And every crack still shines. [OUTRO – SOFT, RESIGNED WHISPER] If dreaming only breaks me Let me stay awake… You wanted fragile… you got divine.
