Caged in Silence

(Soft piano intro)

In this tiny room, it’s hard to breathe,

Faded walls whisper things I can’t believe.

Strangled by your words, the weight of your gaze,

I’m just a man caught in this mental maze.

You step in like a shadow, casting doubt on my soul,

Each lecture you deliver, it’s like a toll.

You preach about healing, but you’re the chain,

Binding me tighter in this cycle of pain.

I want to scream, I want to fight,

But instead, I fold under your light.

Marked by a false crime, can’t you see?

This violent label isn't me -

Walls are closing in, it’s a prison of your making,

Every word’s another stone, my heart is breaking.

I’m a victim, I’m crying, can’t you hear my plea?

Why won’t you listen? I'm trying to be free.

You tell me how to live, what to wear, what to buy,

But what do you know of the pain I can’t deny?

A man who’s healing, with wounds yet to mend,

Not a violent heart, just needing a friend.

I wish you’d see behind the facade,

The scars I carry, the life that’s flawed.

Each word that you spew feels heavy like lead,

I’m screaming inside, yet I’m left feeling dead.

Walls are closing in, it’s a prison of your making,

Every word’s another stone, my heart is breaking.

I’m a victim, I’m crying, can’t you hear my plea?

Why won’t you listen? I'm trying to be free.

Lost in this maze, I'm begging for light,

Feeling so trapped, it’s a desperate fight.

If you could just see beyond the disguise,

You’d find the truth hidden deep in my eyes.

So I’ll take a step, though the path may be rough,

I’ll rise from the ashes, though this journey is tough.

Maybe one day, you'll see who I am,

A soul trying to heal, not a violent man.