[Verse 1]
I packed one coat and a worn-out map
Left the keys on the windowsill
No more waiting for the next attack
No more bending to somebody’s will
Your cold words can keep their weight
I won’t carry what you made
There’s a road beyond that gate
And I’m not afraid
[Pre-Chorus]
I can hear the old hills calling
Past the fields and open sea
Every mile I leave behind me
Puts a little more of me in me
[Chorus]
I’m breaking free, I’m breaking free
From every hand that held me down
I’m chasing roads I’ve never seen
With my own heart as my compass now
Let the whole wide world unfold
I’ve got a story left to write
I’m leaving all that made me small
And stepping into my life
[Verse 2]
There’s a sunrise waiting in Lisbon
A train line winding through the snow
I’ll learn the names of distant rivers
And let unfamiliar streets show me where to go
No more shrinking in a crowded room
No more smiling through the blame
I have traded fear for open blue
And I remember my own name
[Pre-Chorus]
I can hear the old hills calling
Past the fields and open sea
Every mile I leave behind me
Puts a little more of me in me
[Chorus]
I’m breaking free, I’m breaking free
From every hand that held me down
I’m chasing roads I’ve never seen
With my own heart as my compass now
Let the whole wide world unfold
I’ve got a story left to write
I’m leaving all that made me small
And stepping into my life
[Bridge]
To the ones who fed on silence
You can keep your empty throne
I won’t turn around for permission
I was never yours to own
If tomorrow brings a storm cloud
I’ll meet it standing tall
The farther that I travel
The less I miss it all
[Final Chorus]
I’m breaking free, I’m breaking free
Hear the wild Atlantic sound
I’m chasing roads I’ve never seen
And nothing owns me now
Let the whole wide world unfold
Every mountain, every light
I’m leaving all that made me small
And stepping into my life
[Outro]
One coat, one map, open sky
My feet are mine, and so am I