[Verse 1]
You said it’s love
In a locked-up room
Ghost on the ceiling
Shadows in bloom
White lines
Red eyes
You rewrote my name
Every touch branded
Every breath shame
[Pre-Chorus]
You wrapped me in silk and thorns
Called it fate
Called it warm
I was a child in a storm
Drowning in your praise
[Chorus]
This beautiful cage
Golden bars
Poisoned lace
You painted the pain
On my skin
On my face
You said I’d be nothing
If I ever walked away
But I broke every chain
From this beautiful
Beautiful cage
[Verse 2]
Body on standby
Heart turned to stone
Counting the tiles
To not feel alone
Took your pills
Took your blame
Took your midnight rage
Till I saw my own eyes
Burn through the haze
[Pre-Chorus]
Your whispers were wired in
Every breath tasted sin
But a crack let light sneak in
Through all your polished rage
[Chorus]
This beautiful cage
Golden bars
Poisoned lace
You painted the pain
On my skin
On my face
You said I’d be nothing
If I ever walked away
But I broke every chain
From this beautiful
Beautiful cage
[Bridge]
I am not the nights you stole (no more)
I am not your twisted control (let go)
Every scar is spelling out “alive”
I’m the girl who learned to rise (rise)
[Collapse]
[Beat drops to a hollow pulse
Vocal almost whispered]
I shake
I scream
But I still breathe
I break
I bleed
But I still breathe
[Final Chorus]
From that beautiful cage
I walk out
Don’t look back
All the bruises you gave
Turn to wings on my back
You said I’d be nothing
If I ever got away
Watch me write my own name
Past your beautiful
Broken cage
[Outro]
(still breathing)
(still here, still brave)
I survived your rage
Left the beautiful cage