[Intro]
In a town where shadows linger,
I feel the weight of yesterday,
Echoes of my silent screams,
Trapped in a cycle, can't break away.
[Verse 1]
Counselors say to breathe in light,
But every window feels like bars,
Memories wrap around my mind,
Like a thousand heavy scars.
[Pre-Chorus]
In corners dark where fears collide,
Each breath I take, I feel confined,
Fighting demons, never free,
They want my spirit, but it's not their prize.
[Chorus]
I'm in a cage with no walls,
Just echoes that reverberate my calls,
Searching for a way to heal,
But Ottawa's shadows won't let me feel.
[Verse 2]
Case managers chart a path to light,
But shadows grow longer at night,
Every street holds a ghostly trace,
A glimpse of my lost, familiar face.
[Pre-Chorus]
I walk on roads where anguish grows,
In every alley my fear knows,
Fighting battles I thought I'd won,
But the past plays on like a loaded gun.
[Chorus]
I'm in a cage with no walls,
Just echoes that reverberate my calls,
Searching for a way to heal,
But Ottawa's shadows won't let me feel.
[Bridge]
I’m screaming in silence, I'm lost in a storm,
With every heartbeat, I feel less warm,
When will it end, this echo of pain?
Each dawn I rise, yet I'm still in chains.
[Chorus]
I'm in a cage with no walls,
Just echoes that reverberate my calls,
Searching for a way to heal,
But Ottawa's shadows won't let me feel.
[Outro]
Yet hope flickers on the fringes of night,
A whisper that says I’ll eventually fight,
For every broken soul needs a chance to mend,
To rise from this cage and find peace in the end.
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