You laughed from above While crushing my name When I spoke my truth You screamed “know your place” Clean hands, cold smiles Never swung a fist But sugar-coated lies Were built to kill my will “Stay in line,” you said Bite down, behave They call it virtue I call it a cage I’ve bent, I’ve bled I’ve swallowed it all There’s nothing left So I’m done being small I’ve been stepped on Dragged through the dirt So I’ll grin wide And hit you where it hurts Watch your pride shatter No crown, no heir This ain’t revenge It’s a Nutcracker Titles and numbers Armor your skin Laughing at weakness From the place you’re in You crossed that line Yeah, don’t play dumb I wasn’t frozen I was loading the gun Forgive and forget That’s what they say Pretty little lies To keep pain in its place Just one second Drop to your knees That quiet scream Is enough for me I’ve been stepped on Time after time So once in this life I’m drawing the line Dignity broken No legacy spared This ain’t violence It’s a Nutcracker GO! NUTCRACKER! LET’S! NUTCRACKER! DOWN! ON! YOUR! KNEES! CRACK! IT! CLEAN! I’ve been stepped on Every scar, every lie Here’s the justice That took its damn time No alibis No last stand You wrote this ending With your own two hands GO! NUTCRACKER! LET’S! NUTCRACKER!
