Aaaahhhhh

The walls are closing in, I can barely breathe,

your voices echo loud, like chains gripping me.

Every step I take feels like I’m being judged,

but I’m not the one who’s never messed up.

You want me to follow the lines you’ve drawn,

but this life isn’t mine; it’s already gone.

I can’t be the image that you need to see,

I just want to live, to finally be me.

“Let me fall, let me break, let me rise from my mistakes.”

I can’t carry the weight of your dreams anymore.

Set me free, let me take the risk,

this life is mine to live, no matter what it is.

I know you want the best, but don’t you see,

the best for me is to be free.

Your words cut deep, but they’ve numbed my heart,

you tell me who to be, but I’m torn apart.

Do you see the cracks behind my smile?

I’ve been breaking for a long, long while.

I know you think you’re keeping me safe,

but I’m drowning in the choices you make.

If I fail, I’ll learn, and if I fall, I’ll fight,

but I can’t keep living your perfect life.

“Let me fall, let me break, let me rise from my mistakes.”

Your love feels like a cage, but I need the door.

Set me free, let me take the risk,

this life is mine to live, no matter what it is.

I know you want the best, but don’t you see,

the best for me is to be free.

“Don’t you love me enough to let me go?

Can’t you trust that I’ll find my own road?”

I hear your fear, but I can’t stay,

this isn’t my life, it’s slipping away.