The Script I Shed: Act II

[Intro – tense, playful]
The lights go down…
But I won’t hide this time
(Ohhh, no more hiding…)

[Verse 1 – dramatic, slightly theatrical]
Every line I learned to please
Now fades beneath the hands I free
The mask I wore for every smile
I drop it now—it’s been a while
(Ha! Surprise!)

I hear the echoes of applause
But none belong to me because
I was just a shadow cast
By someone else I couldn’t grasp

[Pre-Chorus – building tension, ad-libs]
If I fall, if I scream—
Will they see what’s real?
(Ooooh—can you feel it?)

[Chorus – soaring, layered, playful chaos]
I’m shedding the script I wore
No more the one you adored
I tore the lines I used to speak
Finally, the voice you sought is weak
(Yaaas—let it go!)

This isn’t me, this isn’t me
And now I see, now I see
I’m shedding the script I wore
And I’m claiming me
(Claiming me! Ohhh!)

[Verse 2 – flamboyant, chaotic, theatrical]
Curtains twist, the floorboards shake
Every step I take, I break
The costume falls, the rehearsed lies
I finally burn the disguise
(Burn it, burn it!)

A whisper turns into a roar
I’m not the one you bargained for
The truth escapes in fractured sound
No more safe ground, I’m unbound

[Pre-Chorus – urgent, playful]
If I rise, if I shout—
Will you even care?
(Ooooh! Watch me now!)

[Chorus – explosive, layered, melodic chaos]
I’m shedding the script I wore
No more the one you adored
I tore the lines I used to speak
Finally, the voice you sought is weak
(Yaaas—hear it now!)

This isn’t me, this isn’t me
And now I see, now I see
I’m shedding the script I wore
And I’m claiming me
(Ha! Claiming me!)

[Bridge – dramatic build, controlled scream]
I won’t replay your lines anymore
(no more lines…)

[Build]
I’ve been buried in your play—
But now I rise—
(Sassy: oh, yes!)

(Scream)
I AM ME!

[Breakdown – chaotic, rhythmic, playful, orchestral]
Rip it off—
Tear it down—
No more costume, no more crown—
The script is gone, I own this now
(Hehe—watch me!)

[Final Chorus – triumphant, theatrical, soaring]
I’m shedding the script I wore
No more the one you adored
I tore the lines I used to speak
Finally, the voice you sought is weak
(Yaaas!)

This isn’t me, this isn’t me
And now I see, now I see
I’m shedding the script I wore
And I’m claiming me
(Claiming me! Ohhh!)

[Outro – soft, playful, victorious]
The lights are gone…
But I remain
Unmasked
Alive
(Ha! Alive!)

Theatrical alt-rock, cinematic layers, playful chaos, soaring empowered female vocals, dramatic flair, dynamic intensity