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### **Verse 1**
Silk upon silk, my steps are light,
But every thread wraps tight each night.
They summon me to gilded halls,
Where shadows stretch along the walls.
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### **Chorus**
Do you see the chains behind my grace?
The smile I wear is not my face.
I dance not free, but in disguise —
A painted star in watchful eyes.
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### **Verse 2**
They taught me songs, they shaped my form,
But never asked what dreams were torn.
A single nod, a measured breath,
And I must glide like courting death.
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### **Bridge**
The crowd may cheer, the court may shine,
But silent grief is always mine.
For every bow and fluttered sleeve,
There’s something I must grieve.
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### **Final Chorus**
So let me dance and bear the pain,
Each turn a vow I can't explain.
A thousand eyes may never see —
My soul still fights to be set free.
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