Golden gates, diamond chains,
But I’m locked inside a life with no escape.
They paint my name in flashing lights,
But no one asks what I wanna write.
[Pre-Chorus]
They call it a dream, I call it a cage,
A world so loud, but I drown in the stage.
Famous faces, hollow nights,
But I just wanna color my sky.
[Chorus]
Let me fade into my art,
Let me breathe without playing a part.
I don’t need a kingdom, don’t need a throne,
I just wanna be unknown.
Let me blend in, let me hide,
In the strokes of a brush, in the hush of the night.
I don’t need the cameras, don’t need the show,
I just wanna be invisible—
In my colors, let me go.
[Verse 2]
"Smile, Shanaya," pose and stay,
But I find myself in shades of grey.
Their dreams for me, a heavy crown,
But I just wanna lay it down.
[Bridge]
If I run, will they chase?
If I break, will they erase—
The girl who was never meant to be seen,
A quiet rebel in a world so mean?
[Chorus]
Let me fade into my art,
Let me breathe without playing a part.
I don’t need a kingdom, don’t need a throne,
I just wanna be unknown.
Let me blend in, let me hide,
In the strokes of a brush, in the hush of the night.
I don’t need the cameras, don’t need the show,
I just wanna be invisible—
In my colors, let me go.
[Outro]
So if you see me walking away,
Know I’ve found my own escape.
No spotlight, no empty praise,
Just a canvas and my name.