This Life Is Mine

[Intro: Casey Lee Williams]
Mirror, can you hear me?
Do I reach you?
Are you even listening?
Can I get through?

[Pre-Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]
There’s a part of me that’s desperate for changes
Tired of being treated like a pawn
But there’s a part of me that stares back
From inside the mirror
Part of me that’s scared I might be wrong
That I can’t be strong
Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]
I’ve been afraid, never standing on my own
I let you be the keeper of my pride
Believed you when you told me I was nothing on my own
Listen when I say
I swear it here today
I will not surrender, this life is mine

[Verse 1: Casey Lee Williams]
Amazing how you conquered me
Chained me in servility and made me see
The world the way you told me to
But I was young and didn’t have
A way to know the truth
Born to live your legacy
Existing just to fill your needs, a casualty
Of this so-called family
That you have turned into a travesty

[Pre-Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]
But I don’t intend to suffer any longer
Here’s where your dominion falls apart
I’m shattering the mirror
That kept me split in pieces
That stood between my mind and my heart
This is where I’ll start

[Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]
I’m not your pet, not another thing you own
I was not born guilty of your crimes
Your riches and your influence can’t hold me anymore
I won’t be possessed
Burdened by your royal test
I will not surrender, this life is mine

[Verse 2: Casey Lee Williams]
Shame that it took so long to rescue me
From the guilt you used to tie me to your family tree
I guess your training failed, you’re not in charge, I’m free
Your patriarchal prison won’t hold me

[Pre-Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]
Now this conversation’s finally over
Mirror, mirror, now we’re done
I’ve pulled myself together now
My mind and heart are one
Finally one

[Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]
I’m not your pet, not another thing you own
I was not born guilty of your crimes
Your riches and your influence can’t hold me anymore
I won’t be possessed
Burdened by your royal test
I will not surrender, this life is mine