Braking Clean

[Verse 1 – Back & Forth] Voice: I’m you You’re not an addict You’re just misunderstood Self: No, that’s not true Stop lying to me I don’t need you anymore Voice: You’re lying to yourself You need me Because I’m you Self: You are not me Not anymore Stop trying to control me [Pre-Chorus] Voice (soft, manipulative): I’m not… I just want you To let go And be free Self (rising): You keep your hands on my throat Like a promise made of rust I built my name from the wreckage Now I’m cutting through the dust [Chorus] Let go of me Let go of me I’m breaking clean I’m breaking clean You don’t own me now I’m gone, I’m gone I rise on my own I rise, I rise on [Verse 2] I wore your voice like armor Till it turned into a cage Every scar you left on my spirit Was a lie in a gilded frame I walked through hell with my head up I kept my pulse in my hands Now every step I take Is a line you can’t command [Pre-Chorus] Voice: I’m not… I just want you To let go And be free Self: You keep your hands on my throat Like a promise made of rust I built my name from the wreckage Now I’m cutting through the dust [Chorus] Let go of me Let go of me I’m breaking clean I’m breaking clean You don’t own me now I’m gone, I’m gone I rise on my own I rise, I rise on [Bridge] What you’re offering me Is not freedom It’s a prison I spit on every chain You tried to call my fate I found my face in the fire I found my voice in the pain [Breakdown – Heavy / Spoken] Not anymore Not anymore I am the one who stays I am the one who wins I buried the old ghost And I won’t let it in [Final Chorus] Let go of me Let go of me I’m breaking clean I’m breaking clean You don’t own me now I’m gone, I’m gone I rise on my own I rise, I rise on Successful and free Successful and free I am the proof I am the proof I shut the door I broke the key I rise on my own Successful and free