[Intro — soft / spoken]
Not every cage was built for me…
Some… I chose quietly.
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[Verse 1]
Sitting still while my hands are held,
dust falling slow in silence…
Counting seconds I could be moving,
learning patience I don’t like.
They asked me, “What color?”
I said it without thinking twice…
Neutral, something that disappears —
something that blends with time.
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[Pre-Chorus]
I knew exactly
what I was doing…
Nothing was forcing me —
I was choosing.
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[Chorus]
Trap by choice…
I could leave, but I stay…
Not every stillness
is something to escape.
I chose the version
that fades away…
I wasn’t trapped —
I decided to stay.
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[Verse 2]
I’ve done this before — I know the line,
where polish meets what grows…
Half and half, it starts to show,
but I let it run its course.
I cut it slowly, adjust the shape,
make it fit my days…
Calling it practical, calling it smart —
but I’m repeating ways.
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[Pre-Chorus 2]
I see the pattern,
I know the game…
Nothing is holding me —
I stayed the same.
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[Chorus]
Trap by choice…
every door was there…
I chose the comfort
of something familiar.
Blending the edges,
soft in the noise…
I wasn’t trapped —
I was making the choice.
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[Bridge — stripped / intimate]
No chains…
no walls…
Just me
afraid to change it all.
If I move now…
what do I lose?
If I stay here…
it’s still my choice.
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[Final Chorus — awakened]
Trap by choice…
I see it clear now…
Every quiet “later”
was hiding somehow.
No more blending,
no more avoiding the voice…
If I stay again —
it will still be my choice.
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[Outro — whisper]
And this time…
I know it.
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