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Sometimes, the strongest prison is the one we build from our own lack of self-worth. We become so focused on someone else's place in our lives that we forget our own. But no one is the center of every story. Freedom begins when we finally realize that. ㅤ ㅤ [Verse] I lived on signals I couldn't predict One like fire then sudden eclipse Maybe this time, maybe today A crumb of attention to keep me awake I called the silence something beautiful I called the waiting something meaningful I called it love but it was control ㅤ [Chorus] I was trapped in a skinner box Pulling the lever, watching the clocks Waiting for signals, ignoring the knocks Turning each spark into shocks Thinking each flicker was something to un-pock Learning too late how the pattern just locks I didn't see I was standing in line For a glow that was never mine ㅤ [Verse] I lived on signals I couldn't predict And I called the silence something beautiful I called the waiting something meaningful I called it love but it was control For a glow that was never mine For a glow that was never mine ㅤ [Chorus] I was trapped in a skinner box Pulling the lever, watching the clocks Waiting for signals, ignoring the knocks Turning each spark into shocks Thinking each flicker was something to un-pock Learning too late how the pattern just locks I didn't see I was standing in line For a glow that was never mine For a glow that was never mine.more

Growing older doesn't necessarily mean growing wiser. Sometimes, understanding comes years too late, when you finally see the past through someone else's eyes. And some realizations are harder to live with than the mistakes themselves. ㅤ [VERSE] You gave up things I never knew you had I called it normal, never thought it made you sad You saved the best of everything for me And I complained about the things I couldn't see ㅤ [VERSE] I brought you worries you had never asked to hold I made you fight the battles of a child grown old You never asked for anything I'd earned Just peace of mind I never let you learn ㅤ [CHORUS] All you ever wanted was to know I'm doing fine Not the money, not the presents, not my time You gave me everything and asked for nothing back And I gave you thirty years of things you never lacked ㅤ [CHORUS] All you ever wanted was to know I'm doing fine Not a thank you, not a reason, not a sign You only wished for days without another fight And I kept stealing sleep from every single night ㅤ [CHORUS] All you ever wanted was to know I'm doing fine I mistook your endless patience for a right I spent my life defending every childish pride While you kept all your broken feelings deep inside ㅤ [OUTRO] Dear Mom, I apologize. I apologizemore