Not Your Rules

Intro (spoken / distorted)
Yeah—
I’m done asking
I’m done explaining
I’m done shrinking for people who don’t even know who they are

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Verse 1 (fast, punchy)
Worked all day, I earned my space
Did my time, got in my lane
Paid my gas, took my drive
Didn’t need you in my life

But you watch me like a crime
Like I owe you all my time
Turn a choice into a fight
Every single fucking night

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Pre-Chorus (building)
You don’t listen—you react
Twist it up and call it fact
I say “I’m good”—you say “you’re wrong”
Like I’ve been the problem all along

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Chorus (SCREAMED)
IT DOESN’T AFFECT YOU—SO LET IT DIE
I’M SICK OF LIVING UNDER YOUR EYE
I DON’T OWE YOU EVERY MOVE
I DON’T NEED YOUR DAMN APPROVAL

I BUILT MY LIFE, I PAY MY WAY
SO WHY YOU GOT SO MUCH TO SAY?
IF IT DON’T TOUCH YOU—LET ME BE
I’M NOT YOUR VERSION OF ME

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Verse 2 (gritty, targeted but indirect)
Funny how advice gets thrown
From someone who can’t stand alone
Needs a mirror just to feel
Like anything about them’s real

Shifts their worth from hand to hand
Based on who says “you’re enough” again
But I’m supposed to take that lead?
Tell me why I’d follow that speed

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Pre-Chorus (tight, rising anger)
You break down when you lose control
But I’ve been carrying my own
I don’t crash when I don’t win
I just breathe and start again

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Chorus (harder, louder)
IT DOESN’T AFFECT YOU—SO BACK THE HELL OFF
I’M DONE BEING BENT TILL I BREAK AND I ROT
I DON’T NEED PERMISSION TO LIVE MY LIFE
I WON’T BE CUT DOWN TO YOUR SIZE

I WORK, I MOVE, I HOLD MY GROUND
WHILE YOU JUST SPIN IN CIRCLES ROUND
IF YOU CAN’T HANDLE HOW I’M FREE
THAT’S NOT MY PROBLEM—THAT’S ON YOU, NOT ME

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Breakdown (slow → explosive)
You say “you’re using us”—prove it
Say it loud—go ahead, do it
I don’t take, I don’t steal
Everything I got is real

So why’s it always turned on me?
Why’s my peace your enemy?

(pause — then SCREAM)
I’M NOT YOUR TARGET ANYMORE

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Bridge (dark, intense)
You call it love, I call it chains
You call it care, I call it blame
You point at me to hide your cracks
But I’m not carrying that

I see it clear, I see it now
I’m not the one who’s breaking down
I’m not the one who needs a voice
To tell me I’m allowed a choice

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Final Chorus (anthem, explosive)
IT DOESN’T AFFECT YOU—REMEMBER THAT
I’M DONE WITH THE WEIGHT YOU TRY TO ATTACH
I’M TAKING BACK EVERY PIECE
OF THE LIFE YOU NEVER LET ME KEEP

I’M DONE EXPLAINING, DONE BEING NICE
DONE SACRIFICING MY OWN DAMN LIFE
I FOUND A WAY OUT—WATCH ME MOVE
I’M LEAVING THIS ALL—GOT NOTHING TO PROVE

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Outro (spoken, cold, final)
I’m not asking anymore
I’m not waiting anymore

I’m leaving.
Soon.

Punk, aggressive