Caged

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(Whispered)

Why… why does it feel like I’m trapped?

They see the crown, not me…

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Silk and gold, a gilded cage,

Smiles and bows, my endless stage.

Every word, every command,

Feels like chains around my hands.

I didn’t ask for this. No one asks.

They just expect… everything.

They don’t see the girl inside,

The one who wants to run, to hide.

I’m royal-born but tired and small,

Living a life I didn’t call.

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Step by step, through endless halls,

Echoes of their rules and calls.

Every day, every scheme,

Crushes the girl inside my dreams.

I just… want to breathe. Is that too much?

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Caged crown, heavy on my head,

I’m alive, but I feel dead.

I’m a princess, but I want to be free,

Escape these walls, let me breathe.

Caged crown, I can’t take the lies,

I long to run, I long to fly.

Hear my heart, hear my scream,

I’m more than this… more than it seems.

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Dinner talks, forced smiles,

Polished floors, endless miles.

Family eyes that never see,

The real me hiding silently.

Do they even know who I am?

Or am I just… a show for them?

I dream of night, I dream of air,

A life outside this gilded lair.

No more rules, no more games,

I’ll burn the cage and break the chains.

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Ohh… stars above, show me the way,

Lead me to a brighter day.

Every tear, every fight,

I’m done hiding in the night.

I can’t stay here… I won’t.

I need to be more than this crown!

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Caged crown, heavy on my head,

I’m alive, but I feel dead.

I’m a princess, but I want to be free,

Escape these walls, let me breathe.

Caged crown, I can’t take the lies,

I long to run, I long to fly.

Hear my heart, hear my scream,

I’m more than this… more than it seems.

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(Whispered)

These walls… can’t hold me long…

I’ll find the sky… I’ll find my song…

(Singing softly)

Caged crown… slipping away…

A princess… free one day…