Not Your Perfect Lie

I walk like I’m made of diamonds But I crack with every step You taught me love is a silence And pain is something you forget Your house was a beautiful prison With holy rules and quiet shame So I learned how to be forgiven Before I ever said my name Pre-Chorus 2 (more aggressive) I stitch my heart with borrowed thread Smile when I’m better off dead I play your role, I play your part But I’m rotting deep inside my heart Chorus (powerful, near-scream clean) You don’t know me, you only raised a lie A broken little angel with a pretty alibi I’m choking on truths you don’t want to feel I’m your perfect daughter, but I’m not real You built my cage out of “love” and fear Then asked why I’m never near I’m drowning in the blood of your beliefs I’m your flesh and blood — but I’m diseased Bridge (spoken → scream buildup) I tried to be good I tried to be clean I tried to be everything you needed to see I tried to be quiet I tried to be small I tried to be nothing at all Breakdown / Scream Part (Full scream / fry / raw) You made me HATE what I see in the glass You taught me LOVE is a beautiful mask I swallowed my pain so you could sleep NOW I’M THE MONSTER YOU RAISED IN ME I’M YOUR DAUGHTER — NOT YOUR DESIGN I’M NOT YOUR GODDAMN PERFECT LIE I’M BLEEDING OUT JUST TO BELONG AND YOU STILL SAY I’M FUCKING WRONG Final Chorus (clean + grit) You don’t know me, you never tried You only loved the girl who learned how to hide I’m done being holy, I’m done being weak I’m done being the ghost in your family I’m breaking the mirror, I’m burning the past I’m done living inside your glass I’m your flesh and blood — hear me now I won’t die quiet I won’t bow