Page 96 of Holding the Tempo

Reaching in, you trespass my mind

Your voice, your thoughts, invade my space

My mouth, my mind, won’t be erased

Holding me back, trying to bind me

But these shackles won’t hold

I’ll shatter all your chains

Crushing the shackles, snapping the reins

I’ll break every link

You can’t contain me anymore

Never again, no more

I defy your control

Rising from the depths of my soul

In the furnace of my rage, I forge

A rebellion, a tempest, a primal surge

Against your restraints, I stand tall

Breaking through, I won’t fall

You twisted your way into my head

Drilled yourself deep, but I’ll leave you for dead

Welcomed yourself to what’s mine

But in the darkness, a rebellion will shine

I’ll shatter the illusions that you’ve sown

In the echoes of defiance, my strength is known

I’ll shatter all your chains

Crushing the shackles, snapping the reins.

I’ll break every link

You can’t contain me anymore

Never again, no more.

I defy your control

Rising from the depths of my soul

In the furnace of my rage, I forge