(Verse 1)

They look at me like a role model

As if I always walk straight

But you don't see the nights I falter

The questions I keep to myself

Under their eyes

Every move is an oath

Every misstep becomes a vow

I smile

I sign

I say "thank you"

And I fade a little too

(Pre-Chorus)

I filter every phrase

Every image

I decorate my cage in gold

But behind the glass and the mirages

I just want to break everything

(Chorus)

I just want a little freedom

To breathe outside the picture

To keep the respect

The dignity

But that they also love my truths

I want to dance in my own skin

To fall low

To shine too high

To be whole

To be flawed

And that they accept me anyway

That you love me anyway

(Verse 2)

The light heats like a secret

That sticks to the skin

That never leaves

They call me

They wait for me

They admire me

But they know so little of my wild side

I protect the dark corners of my life

The anger

The little forbidden things

I earned my place

Yes

I took it

But I lost a few pieces of myself

(Pre-Chorus)

Between the compliments

The mirages

I wonder who I really am

I hold my role like a corset too tight

I'm suffocating and scared at the same time

(Chorus)

I just want a little freedom

To breathe outside the picture

To keep the respect

The dignity

But that they also love my truths

I want to dance in my own skin

To fall low

To shine too high

To be whole

To be flawed

And that they accept me anyway

That you love me anyway

(Bridge)

And if I fall

Do you stay?

If I show myself

Do you stay?

If I tell you that sometimes

I get lost

I don't know my voice anymore

[spoken

Almost whispered]

I built this throne with the strength of my hands

But I want to be able to get down from it

From time to time

Without being afraid of you

(Chorus)