MY BASIC INSTINCT

[Verse 1] Before I knew my name I knew I had to go Before they built the walls I was already below They dressed it up in love, they dressed it up in gold But a cage is still a cage no matter what you're told It's not a choice I made It's not a game I play It's the oldest thing I carry It's the fire that won't fade [Chorus] The only word I've ever known The only place I've ever called my own Can't teach it, can't break it, can't take it away Born in me, it's in my bones to stay FREEDOM — MY BASIC INSTINCT [Verse 2] They said slow down, grow up, learn to need less space I said watch me — I was born to take my place Every time they pulled me back I just grew roots and wings I don't belong to anyone or anything [Pre-Chorus] It's not a choice I made It's not a game I play It's the oldest thing I carry It's the fire that won't fade [Chorus] The only word I've ever known The only place I've ever called my own Can't teach it, can't break it, can't take it away Born in me, it's in my bones to stay FREEDOM — MY BASIC INSTINCT I didn't choose this. This chose me. Before language. Before logic. Before anyone told me who to be. It was already there. FREEDOM. Just freedom. [Chorus] The only word I've ever known The only place I've ever called my own Can't teach it, can't break it, can't take it away Born in me, it's in my bones to stay FREEDOM — MY BASIC INSTINCT Before the name. Before the cage. Before the rules. FREEDOM — MY BASIC INSTINCT Always mine.