Story Behind The Song
The story is about a relationship where one partner feels taken for granted, ignored yet held on to, almost like a prisoner. Kept because of convenience, or because their partner can't or won't let go because it would look like they failed, and their ego can't handle failure. Slowly the person held back feels like they're shrinking, they're becoming more of an object or a trophy, rather than the vibrant person they once were. By all appearances to other people they might look like a happy or content couple because that's what the captor wants everyone to see and to think. She (the singer) begins to wonder if she'll ever be free, if she'll ever be who she once was. A true story...
Song Description
What it's like to be in a relationship with a narcissist.
| Song Length |
3:51 |
Genre |
Unique - Unclassified, Unique - Soundtracks |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Poignant |
Subject |
Sorrow, Heartbreak |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
I'm feeling trapped
Like a butterfly
That's been pinned under glass
For too lone
I find it hard to breathe
'Cause you're slowly
You're slowly suffocating me
On a dusty shelf
I'm on display
Pleased with yourself
You got a hold over me
WIll you ever set me free
I'll never be free again
Will I ever be free to fly again
Break this glass cage
That you keep me in
I feel that I'm fading
Your love
Is just a shadow box shot tight
Or is this
Is this to be my end
On a dusty shelf
I'm on display
Pleased with yourself
You got a hold over me
Will you ever set me free
I'll never be free again
WIll I ever be free to fly again
This shadowbox will be my ending
This shadowbox will be my ending
On a dusty shelf
I'm on display
Pleased with yourself
You got a hold over me
Will you ever set me free
I'll never be free again
Will I ever be free to fly again