(Intro – low, grinding riff)
Locked doors in a room with no keys
Echoes talking back to me
Walls lean closer every night
Built this cage brick by brick
(Verse 1)
Every thought is razor wire
Every promise turns to fire
I pace the floor, wear the grooves
Same damn lies, different truths
Mirrors stare but never blink
I drown awake, I never sink
Hands are clean but feel the stain
Every choice still screams my name
(Pre-Chorus)
No judge here, no release
I wrote the sentence, not the peace
(Chorus)
This is my own prison, no locks, no chains
Just a mind that never lets me walk away
Every wall is something I became
I don’t need guards to keep me contained
This is my own prison, built from doubt
Every thought finds a way back out
I carry the weight, I carry the blame
I live inside the walls I made
(Verse 2)
Time drips slow from cracked-out clocks
Every second tightens the locks
I scream inside but keep it calm
Learned how to bleed without alarm
I wear the mask, I play the role
Holes in places they can’t see through
If freedom knocks, I don’t move
I don’t know what I’d do
(Pre-Chorus)
No bars here I can’t explain
Just habits carved into pain
(Chorus)
This is my own prison, stone and skin
Every fight starts from within
I don’t run, I don’t escape
I just learn how much I can take
This is my own prison, night and day
Every road just circles back the same
I don’t ask for mercy or a sign
I do the time
(Bridge – breakdown, half-time)
Built it slow
Layered deep
Every promise I couldn’t keep
Say I’m free
Say I’m sane
Say it louder — it stays the same
(Guitar Solo – dark, restrained, emotional)
(Final Chorus – heavier, layered)
This is my own prison, and I stand inside
Watching chances rust with time
Every door is in my sight
But none of them feel right
This is my own prison, truth cut raw
I don’t fight it, I just walk the floor
No absolution, no excuse
Just the cell I choose
(Outro – slow, fading distortion)
Locked in
By design
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