You don´t own Me !

They built me a palace, dressed it up in gold Told me I was lucky, told me what to hold Gave me a crown and called it freedom But every shining wall still had a reason I learned to smile when the silence got loud Learned to disappear inside a crowd No signal, no answer, nowhere to hide So I turned the key and let the engine decide I don't need a hand to pull me from the dark I don't need a hero lighting up the spark I've been chewing through these bars one night at a time And if I break my teeth, at least the choice is mine You don't own me Not my heart, not my soul, not the road beneath my feet You don't own me I'm not a trophy waiting for somebody to keep You can give me your promises You can call me your queen But the only thing I ever needed Was a road where I could breathe You don't own me I'm still here Still alive Still driving through the night One more road, one more night Headlights cutting through the white Midnight running, city asleep Every secret buried way too deep I spent too long inside my head Turning every word around before it could be said Looking for a road that didn't lead me back Until I saw a different line running through the black Maybe I wasn't waiting to be rescued Maybe I was waiting for a reason One right turn One green light One person who could change the season Don't bring me a cage and call it love Don't put your hands around the things I love If you wanna ride, then ride beside me But never reach across and take the wheel from me You don't own me Not my heart, not my soul, not the road beneath my feet You don't own me I'm not a trophy waiting for somebody to keep You can give me your promises You can call me your queen But the only thing I ever needed Was a road where I could breathe You don't own me I'm still here Still alive Still driving through the night Maybe all I needed was a stone Small enough to hold inside my hand Heavy enough to make me move Far enough to change the plan You don't have to break the walls You don't have to save me from the fall Just show me there's another road And I'll decide if I want to go And if you're the reason that I finally run Don't mistake that for you being the one Who set me free I did. No crown. No chains. No promises that sound the same. No owner. No master. No one gets to write my chapter. I know how to leave. I know how to fight. I know how to find my way through the middle of the night. You don't own me There's a crack in the cage and I'm widening it tonight You don't own me Every scar, every mile, every wrong, every right I was never your crown I was never your prize I don't need to be saved I just needed the right sign You don't own me Hear that engine cry Gold bars bending Underneath the midnight sky You don't own me And maybe that's the truth I don't need somebody to save me I just need someone I'd choose. One more road. One more night. No signal behind me. No cage in sight. The engine's running. The road is mine. And if you're coming with me... Keep up.