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This minimal ballad opens with sparse piano and intimate baritone acoustic guitar, highlighting a female voice up close. In the chorus, a lush female choir swells behind her, gradually joined by a children’s choir for added brightness and contrast. Subsequent verses remain voice driven, allowing the guitar and subtle piano to intertwine with airy backing textures. The bridge introduces soft vocal harmonies and restrained child choir echoes, intensifying the emotional build. The arrangement remains spacious throughout, letting every vocal nuance and instrumental gesture resonate fully.
Release
This minimal ballad opens with sparse piano and intimate baritone acoustic guitar, highlighting a female voice up close. In the chorus, a lush female choir swells behind her, gradually joined by a children’s choir for added brightness and contrast. Subsequent verses remain voice driven, allowing the guitar and subtle piano to intertwine with airy backing textures. The bridge introduces soft vocal harmonies and restrained child choir echoes, intensifying the emotional build. The arrangement remains spacious throughout, letting every vocal nuance and instrumental gesture resonate fully.
Lyrics
Verse 1
I used to walk down the wide street like
A thousand other voices
They whispered lies
They repeated lies
The same old rhythm
Too high walls
Too high thresholds
I couldn't see the truth at all
Chorus
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I saw the fear in their eyes
They can't take anything from me anymore
I threw their golden key, their golden string
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Verse 2
They told me fear was my best friend
Everyday they broadcast the poison of their messages
But I chose the narrow road
Unpaved
Lost and found
My soul was saved
Their rules
Burnt like paper
Freedom begins where fears end
Chorus
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I saw the truth in their eyes
No longer me
Caught in a box
I threw Key
I'm breaking free
I'm breaking free
Bridge
I see a thousand faces staring at me
Who am I?
Who can I be?
But this fire inside me won't go out
Verse 3
They told you to stay small
They told you not to try
Dreams are dangerous
They can make you cry
I'll build wings and learn to fly
Chorus - Finale
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No longer me
Caught in a box
I threw the key
I'm breaking free
I'm breaking free