Chasing the Dawn

[Intro]
Living in the shadows, can’t break the chains,
Every meeting's a battlefield, replaying old pains.
Vacationing in memories, nowhere to roam,
I just want to pack my bags, find my way back home.
[Verse 1]
Hotel Ottawa, memories collide,
Budget planners with faces like ghosts I've tried to hide.
Every number’s a reminder, every word a decree,
It's hard to breathe, hard to break free.
[Pre-Chorus]
Too many voices, too much control,
Every single session taking its toll.
I want to step forward but I’m trapped in rewind,
Searching for solace I just can’t seem to find.
[Chorus]
I'm tired, oh so tired, of the past chasing me down,
Walking these same halls wearing this same crown.
Probation's a prison, can't escape my own mind,
I just want to move forward, leave this mess behind.
[Bridge]
Flashbacks hit like storms, lightning in my chest,
I’m clawing through the memories, I just need a rest.
Let me heal, let me rise, let me find my own way,
Stop living in the echoes of yesterday’s decay.
[Verse 2]
I dream of wide roads, endless stretches of sky,
A job that calls to me, a life where I can fly.
But here I’m a ghost in this bureaucratic haze,
The future feels fuzzy, lost in budget maze.
[Pre-Chorus]
Feeling like I’m running, but I’m stuck in one place,
Trying to reframe every fear that I face.
I’ve learned to survive, but I want to thrive,
Need to shed the past, learn how to revive.
[Chorus]
I'm tired, oh so tired, of the past chasing me down,
Walking these same halls wearing this same crown.
Probation's a prison, can't escape my own mind,
I just want to move forward, leave this mess behind.
[Outro]
So here’s to the fight, to the future I’ll crave,
I’ll break through these locks, I won’t be a slave.
No more Hotel Ottawa, I’ll soon see the dawn,
With every step forward, I’m finally drawn to move on.

Indie Rock, introspective lyrics, acoustic guitar-driven, emotional, female