Unlearn to See

Verse 1

I built a throne out of opinions I was handed at birth,

Painted it gold with borrowed truths and called it worth.

Every mirror in my kingdom told me I was right,

‘Til you cracked the glass and let in honest light.

You spoke of things I’d never let my mind hold,

Stories buried deep beneath the safe and sold.

I tried to laugh it off, say you’d gone too far,

But something in your silence hit a deeper scar.

Pre-Chorus

You weren’t loud, you didn’t preach,

You just stood where truth could reach.

No armor on, no need to win,

Just open sky beneath your skin.

Chorus

So I’m laying down the crown I never earned,

Letting go of everything I never questioned, never learned.

You showed me walls I thought were sky,

The cage I called my wings to fly.

If freedom means my ego dies,

Then let it fall — unmask my eyes.

Verse 2

We were raised inside a box with painted views,

Told which fears to keep, which dreams to lose.

Everyone agreed to never look too deep,

Trade awakening for comfortable sleep.

But you walked barefoot through the fire of doubt,

Already emptied, already inside-out.

You surrendered what we clutch to survive,

Now you’re the only one who’s fully alive.

Pre-Chorus

No filters left, no need for praise,

You see through smoke and shifting haze.

While we defend what we’ve been shown,

You outgrew the script we call our own.

Chorus

So I’m laying down the crown I never earned,

Letting go of everything I never questioned, never learned.

You showed me walls I thought were sky,

The cage I called my wings to fly.

If freedom means my ego dies,

Then let it fall — unmask my eyes.

Bridge

What if truth isn’t cruel, just clear?

What if comfort is the loudest fear?

What if the light we run from most

Is the one that burns the fragile ghost?

You don’t need followers in line,

You just refuse to live confined.

And in your stillness I can see

The cost of false security.

Final Chorus

I’m laying down the crown I never earned,

Letting go of everything that kept my spirit turned.

You showed me love without disguise,

The kind that strips away the lies.

If stepping out means standing alone,

I’ll walk the path you’ve already known.

Ego falls, illusions cease —

In naked truth, I finally breathe.