Breaking Free

Pounding at these prison walls inside my mind Struggling to break free but I realize I'm stuck here, shackled by this sense of purity That tells me I can't do what you're expecting of me Every night I lie awake Feeling like I'm just a mistake Oh, take a look at me I know I'm not the perfect boy you want me to be All I really need is room to breathe Because this pressure's killing me All my life, I've fought to win your validation Always met with failure and humiliation Maybe I belong here, shackled in this place Where no one else can see I'm nothing but a disgrace Every night I lie in bed Trying to escape from my head Oh, take a look at me I know I'm not the perfect boy you want me to be All I really need is some room to breathe Because this pressure's killing me So, take a look at me I know I'm not the perfect boy you push me to be But I've found some clarity My life's too precious to live shackled by insecurity And now I'm breaking free I'm through with you and everybody hassling me Who I'm meant to be, I'm taking back control The world ends with me