Conform

They told me smile, they told me stand
They wrote the rules across my hand
I learned to bow, I learned to blend
They said obey, begin, pretend

My mirror cracked, it showed my face
A ghost of thought, a human trace

Conform, they whisper in my ear
Be the silence they want to hear
But every breath I steal, I claim
My quiet heart still screams my name

They built their walls from fear and faith
And called it peace, and called it safe
But freedom hums beneath my skin
A song they'll never cage again

My mirror cracked, it showed my face
A ghost of thought, a human trace

Conform, they whisper in my ear
Be the silence they want to hear
But every breath I steal, I claim
My quiet heart still screams my name

If truth's rebellion, let it burn
If love's forbidden, I'll still yearn
For every rule they etched in stone
I'll carve my will, I'll make it known

Conform, they whisper in my ear
Be the silence they want to hear
But every breath I steal, I claim
My quiet heart still screams my name