[Verse 1]
Whispers in my head, shadows in the hall
Every laugh feels heavy, every smile too small
Walls got eyes, they watch me crawl
Tongue tied, locked up, voice won’t call
They threw stones, left marks on my skin
Names cut deeper than the places I’ve been
Now I tiptoe where the air gets thin
Don’t let ‘em see me break, don’t let ‘em win
[Prechorus]
Heart’s pounding, like it’s running from a crime
Every face a verdict, every clock out of time
[Chorus]
I’m scared to speak, scared to breathe
Afraid of what the crowd might weave
Every word, a risk I take
But silence feels like one more ache
I’m scared to speak, scared to shine
Hiding in the dark feels fine
But oh, I dream, oh, I dream
To break the fear, reclaim my scene
[Verse 2]
Mirror talks back, says, "Girl, you ain’t small"
But the echoes from the past still answer the call
People see the mask, not the climb or the fall
Carrying the weight of a thousand walls
I’m tired of this cage, tired of the chains
Rain pours down, but it don’t cleanse the stains
Can’t keep running from these growing pains
Gotta rise above, rewrite my lanes