Chains Off My Heart

(Verse 1)

Yeah…

We were fire in the dark, now it’s smoke in my lungs,

Every word like a knife, every kiss like a gun.

You said “love,” but it felt like a cage with gold bars,

Had my name on your lips, had your hands on my scars.

I was losing my voice tryna keep you at peace,

Walking eggshell tightrope, praying drama would cease.

But the mirror don’t lie, saw a ghost in my face,

All the light that I had slowly drained from this place.

(Pre-Hook)

You called it passion, I called it pain,

You called me crazy, I took the blame.

But deep inside, I knew the truth —

Love shouldn’t feel like I’m bound to lose.

(Hook)

I’m taking chains off my heart tonight,

Stepping out of your shadow, back into the light.

No more tears in the sink, no more wars in my mind,

I’m reclaiming my soul, leaving you behind.

Yeah, it hurts, yeah, it burns, but I’m choosing me,

From your poison, your storm — I am finally free.

(Verse 2)

Remember nights you’d twist every dream that I spoke,

Turn my hopes into dust with a laugh and a joke.

Every promise you made had an asterisk small,

Every time that I fell, you’d just watch me crawl.

I was drowning in doubt, second-guessing my worth,

Like my love was a debt I was doomed from my birth.

But the truth hit my chest like a beat from above:

I don’t owe you my life just because we said “love.”

(Pre-Hook)

You fed my fears, you stole my trust,

Turned sacred vows into bitter dust.

But I’m done being someone you use —

I’d rather walk alone than forever abused.

(Hook)

I’m taking chains off my heart tonight,

Stepping out of your shadow, back into the light.

No more tears in the sink, no more wars in my mind,

I’m reclaiming my soul, leaving you behind.

Yeah, it hurts, yeah, it burns, but I’m choosing me,

From your poison, your storm — I am finally free.

(Bridge)

Maybe love ain’t supposed to bruise and bleed,

Maybe strength is walking away to breathe.

I was lost in your tide, couldn’t swim, couldn’t see,

Now I’m breaking the waves, yeah, I’m setting me free.

(Verse 3)

I forgive what you did, but I won’t stay chained,

Every lesson you carved left a mark in my brain.

Now I’m building my crown from the pieces you broke,

Turning pain into power, every wound into hope.

Hear my heart beating loud like a drum in my chest,

No more living half-dead, I deserve nothing less.

This goodbye ain’t defeat, it’s the start of my reign —

Walking out of your storm, dancing free in the rain.

(Final Hook)

I took the chains off my heart tonight,

Found my strength in the dark, now I’m rising to light.

No more tears, no more lies, no more losing my name,

I’m alive, I’m awake, I’m escaping the flame.

Yeah, it hurt, yeah, it burned, but I chose to believe —

That a life without you is the air that I breathe.

(Outro)

Yeah…

From your cage, from your lies, from your gravity —

I’m not broken no more.

I’m free.