[Short Intro - 4 bars: Grand Piano Chords & Fast Acoustic Violin Flurries, 122 BPM] [Verse 1: Intimate Vulnerable Male Vocals, Rhythmic Piano & Tight Kick] I spent so many years in chains Rewriting all my hidden pains I carried burdens not my own And built a castle out of stone I lived to keep the world afloat And drowned inside a sinking boat The voices told me who to be Until I lost the soul in me [Pre-Chorus 1: Building Emotional Urgency, Violin Flurries Enter] I gave my pieces to the crowd When every whisper was too loud I'm done apologizing now To every shadow on my brow [Chorus 1: Explosive Full Band, Soaring Violin & Four-on-the-Floor Drive] I need to love myself tonight And step into the morning light I leave the bitter weight behind To heal the heart and free the mind I give myself permission now To break the silence and the vow I will not carry what was theirs I'm breathing in the open air [Post-Chorus: Rhythmic Male Vocal Staccato & Violin Hook] Oh-oh, I'm breathing free again Oh-oh, this is where I begin [Verse 2: Driving Bassline, Crisp Acoustic Guitar & Snare] I look into the bathroom glass And watch the broken seasons pass The scars that line upon my chest Are proving that I stood the test No longer running from the dark I'm owning every healing mark I do not have to prove my worth To any shadow on this earth [Pre-Chorus 2: Escalating Drums, Rising Male Vocal Register] I gave my pieces to the crowd When every whisper was too loud I'm done apologizing now To every shadow on my brow [Chorus 2: Anthemic Power-Pop Chorus, Soaring Male Vocal Belts] I need to love myself tonight And step into the morning light I leave the bitter weight behind To heal the heart and free the mind I give myself permission now To break the silence and the vow I will not carry what was theirs I'm breathing in the open air [Bridge 1: Half-Time Dynamic Drop, Solo Grand Piano & Weeping Violin] The person that I needed most Was not a distant fading ghost He stood before me all along And taught this broken heart a song [Guitar & Violin Solo: Soaring Crying Lead Guitar & Fast Violin Arpeggios] [Bridge 2: Galloping Drums, High Energy Climax & Powerful Vocal Belts] I drop the chains upon the floor I unlock every heavy door The past has nothing left to say I choose myself into the day [Chorus 3: Maximum Triumphant Elevation, Full Stacked Harmonies] I need to love myself tonight And step into the morning light I leave the bitter weight behind To heal the heart and free the mind I give myself permission now To break the silence and the vow I will not carry what was theirs I'm breathing in the open air [Outro: Spoken & Whispered Dialogue over Solo Grand Piano & Violin Swell] ........"I don't need anyone's permission anymore." ........"I forgive myself." ........"I'm finally free." [Final Piano Chord Ringing Out to Silence] [End]
