(Intro - Sound of deep breathing, like someone emerging from water. Muffled beat becoming clear.)
(It’s over.)
(I finally breathed.)
(Get out of my way.)
(Verse 1 - Slow flow, deep and hoarse voice, almost tired)
I carried a corpse on my back for years
And the worst part is that body was mine
I accepted crumbs, swallowed my plans
Lived in a theater where only I wasn’t me
The mirror showed me a stranger, a hostage
Of the words you used to belittle me
I thought I was nobody
That I needed this toxicity to exist
But today I woke up and the taste was bitter
The taste of blood from biting my tongue so much
Decided I won’t carry this burden anymore
I’m leaving this version of me to starve.
(Pre-Chorus)
Every time I said "yes" wanting to say "no"
I dug my own grave a little deeper
But I stopped digging.
I dropped the shovel.
Now watch me rise.
(Chorus - Explosive, raspy vocals, heavy trap/rock beat)
I’m no longer a hostage to what broke me!
Look closely at me, see what’s left
It’s pure gold in the scars I closed
I am the king of the empire I reconquered myself
Take your poison, 'cause I already have the antidote
My self-love is now my only vice
I’m free from this cycle!
(Verse 2 - Faster rap, aggressive, cutting)
Cutting ties like cutting a bomb wire
Before I was afraid of my own shadow
Today I am the darkness that scares you
Because I learned how much my peace costs
And it was expensive, paid with sleepless nights and crises
But there’s nothing left that paralyzes me
Don't come calling me arrogant
Just because I'm no longer that ignorant one
Who accepted anything just not to be alone
I burned that boy, and he turned to dust.
(Bridge - Instrumental quiets down, just a striking bass. Firm voice, spoken.)
I thank the pain.
It taught me exactly what I don’t want to be.
You thought I’d die buried in this?
I am a seed. I grew in the middle of the trash.
(Final Chorus - Max energy, instruments cranked up, cathartic)
I’m no longer a hostage to what broke me! (Never again!)
Look closely at me, see what’s left
It’s pure gold in the scars I closed
I am the king of the empire I reconquered myself
Take your poison, 'cause I already have the antidote
My self-love is now my only vice
I’m free from this cycle! (FREE!)
(Outro - Sound of firm footsteps walking away. Sudden silence.)
I don't look back.
Free I am.
GHonorato
