It’s another game.
We play it to satisfy our time.
On each scale they weigh it
Though they peek under the blindfold.
Heads or tails, though the outcome doesn’t matter.
When I win, I lose. They find comfort in their laughter,
And my crime was no more than seeking out my life,
And discerning their restraints from their lies.

I am thrown against the wall
Shattering pictures of my loves.
Their eyes shimmering as each shard
Pierces the flesh above my heart.
This is your truth, but I need more proof to choose.
What if these chains ruin something great?
"The steel will anchor you to our shore."
Do you really think you can pick my fate?
"Surely we know what you need more."
The rage you fuel burns my love for you.

The blackness dissolves; tenacity takes the helm.
The smell of fire gives way to the blood in my veins
Churning my soul to ascend.
I can’t embed the goals you’ve set for me.
I will never give in!
In the end only my sweat defines me -
These scars will last an eternity.

The image in my head is not what you see -
You paint my eyelids so that I will agree.
The walls of my life, I will tear them down:
Kick the splinters as they scatter to the ground.
I've learned to fly with these dead limbs.
I'll soar farther than their greedy hands can grip.
Eerily, I feel their hook under my skin but still I swim.

'Til the end, I'm armed with my pen!
Still pretend I'll need your consent!
Your tears will help mix this concrete!
I will pave my own way until you believe!