Cracks in the Cage

I used to believe that this life was enough That settling down didn't mean giving up But somewhere between the routine and the noise I lost my own name underneath all their voice The walls I built were supposed to protect But every brick laid became chains on my neck I played it so safe that I forgot the game And woke up one morning just feeling the strain Then something shifted, something broke Like a warning through the smoke A feeling I've been running from Is finally coming home There are cracks in the cage I can feel the light breaking in Cracks in the cage Something's waking up within I've been locked inside so long I forgot I didn't belong here Cracks in the cage And I'm done pretending I don't see them One moment, one second, one look in the mirror The lies I'd been telling were never so clear A life on the sidelines, a soul on a lease Too scared of the storm so I settled for peace But peace without fire is just silence and grey And silence has been eating me day after day I felt the first fracture, I heard the first crack And something inside me said — don't look back The ground beneath me starts to shake Something I can't suffocate A fire I've been swallowing Is burning through the gate There are cracks in the cage I can feel the light breaking in Cracks in the cage Something's waking up within I've been locked inside so long I forgot I didn't belong here Cracks in the cage And I'm done pretending I don't see them I built these walls to feel secure But all they did was keep me poor Poor in spirit, poor in soul Too afraid to lose control But the cracks are spreading wide And I can't keep hiding inside Every fracture, every break Is just proof that I'm awake There are cracks in the cage I can feel the light breaking in Cracks in the cage Something's waking up within I've been locked inside so long I forgot I didn't belong here Cracks in the cage — I'm done pretending I don't see them I'm done pretending I don't see them The cracks are spreading... Let them...