Pounding at these prison walls inside my mind
Struggling to break free but I realize
I'm stuck here shackled by this insecurity
That tells me I can't do what you're expecting of me

Every night I lie awake
Feeling like I'm just a mistake

Oh, take a look at me
I know I'm not the perfect boy you want me to be
All I really need
Is room to breathe because this pressure's killing me

All my life I've fought to win your validation
Always met with failure and humiliation
Maybe I belong here, shackled in this place
Where no one else can see I'm nothing but a disgrace

Every night I lie in my bed
Trying to escape from my head

Oh, take a look at me
I know I'm not the perfect boy you want me to be
All I really need
Is room to breathe because this pressure's killing me

So, take a look at me
I know I'm not the perfect boy you've pushed me to be
But I found some clarity
My life's too precious to be shackled by insecurity

Now I'm breaking free
I'm through with you and everybody who's telling me
Who I'm meant to be
I'm taking back control
The world ends with me