Always the One to Blame

[Verse 1]
Since I was a child, they taught me to please,
To stay quiet and humble, suppress every need.
To live without feeling, without self-belief,
To break with a smile, hiding sorrow beneath.

I bent ‘neath the gaze of those cold, empty eyes,
Lived faceless inside of their hollow disguise.
But no matter how low I bowed to their pride —
Even breathing, somehow, was seen as a crime.

[Chorus]
I won’t be a stranger inside my reflection,
Burning to match their imposed perceptions.
I’m breaking these chains — goodbye to the night,
At last, I have chosen my own guiding light.

[Verse 2]
I grew up and realized — I don’t owe you a thing.
Not your puppet, your mold, or your porcelain king.
I burned all your blueprints, I cleaned out the lies,
Now each step I take needs no one’s applause.

You dimmed when I lit up the dark in my chest,
But there I found truth and my own kind of strength.
And suddenly, you came back chasing my flame —
But I stopped seeing you, and that broke your game.

[Chorus]
I won’t be a stranger inside my reflection,
Burning to match their imposed perceptions.
I’m breaking these chains — goodbye to the night,
At last, I have chosen my own guiding light.

[Verse 3]
You wear all your masks — but I see through them clearly,
You fake every bond, but I don’t need it, really.
No fear of your judgment, no hint of regret,
I walked out of darkness with no more pretense.

Your look is a book that I’ve read to the end,
Each line full of falsehoods, each chapter pretend.
My strength isn’t rage now — it’s grit and resolve,
A lesson well-learned, and I’m standing tall.

[Final Chorus]
I won’t be a stranger inside my reflection,
Burning to match their imposed perceptions.
I’m breaking these chains — goodbye to the night,
At last, I have chosen my own guiding light.

I may not be trendy, I may walk alone —
But I’m not a shell, and I’ve carved my own road.
And even if shattered, my face still stays true…