Intro – ambient pads + soft plucked strings]
(whispered)
I am… but a label…
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[Verse 1]
I am but a label, a word you see
Trying to capture what can’t be free
Society wields me, tries to define
But I hold no malice, no fault of mine
They categorize, they sort, they divide
But I’m just a word, nothing to hide
A flimsy facade, a temporary name
Unable to capture the heart’s flame
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[Pre-Chorus]
Comfort to some, a cage to others
A double-edged sword we smother
Look beyond, see what’s real
The truth inside, the love we feel
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[Chorus]
I am label, but I don’t contain
The endless universe inside your name
Strip away the walls, the lines we draw
See the humanity that’s all we saw
I am label, but I can’t hold
The beauty of every heart, every soul
Look past me, let love be the guide
Beyond the mask where we all reside
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[Verse 2]
Prejudice rises, hatred may bloom
But I’m just a word, not a tomb
Look inside, the universe grows
A tapestry of life, in endless flows
Boundaries fade, unity shines
Every soul a story, unique designs
I am fragment, incomplete, small
But together we’re whole, we rise, we call
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[Pre-Chorus]
Comfort to some, a cage to others
A double-edged sword we smother
Look beyond, see what’s real
The truth inside, the love we feel
⸻
[Chorus]
I am label, but I don’t contain
The endless universe inside your name
Strip away the walls, the lines we draw
See the humanity that’s all we saw
I am label, but I can’t hold
The beauty of every heart, every soul
Look past me, let love be the guide
Beyond the mask where we all reside
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[Bridge – airy vocals, slow build]
Transcend the limits, break the chain
See beyond the word, embrace the pain
We are together, we are whole
Love is the measure, love is the goal
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[Final Chorus / Outro]
I am label, but I don’t contain
The endless universe inside your name
Strip away the walls, the lines we draw
See the humanity that’s all we saw
I am label… I am label…
But love… love… love… remains
Piperannxl
