Held in Place Lyrics By Cordelia Cross

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[Verse 1]

I feel the weight of all these eyes

Pulling me in directions I despise

Every choice feels borrowed, worn

Every step I take is met with scorn

I want to move, but my feet are chained

Caught between what I need and what remains

Voices whisper where I should stand

I stretch my hands but lose my command

[Pre-Chorus]

I’m trapped in the space between

What I am and what they see

[Chorus]

Held in place, I don’t know where to go

Torn between the rivers that refuse to flow

Every road feels heavy, every path unclear

I’m held in place by hope and fear

Held in place, with the world around my spine

Learning whose battle is theirs and whose is mine

[Verse 2]

They tell me what’s best, I try to obey

But inside my mind, it’s slipping away

Every step forward pulls me back

A tug-of-war with an invisible track

I long for freedom, a single choice

A whispered answer I can hear as my own voice

But every move is measured, every breath weighed

I’m a shadow in the space that others made

[Pre-Chorus]

I’m trapped in the space between

What I am and what they see

[Chorus]

Held in place, I don’t know where to go

Torn between the rivers that refuse to flow

Every road feels heavy, every path unclear

I’m held in place by hope and fear

Held in place, with the world around my spine

Learning whose battle is theirs and whose is mine

[Verse 3]

I close my eyes and trace the walls

Counting cracks, hearing silent calls

The world outside moves on its way

While I stand frozen, afraid to sway

Maybe the answer is not in their hands

Maybe the future is mine to command

I stretch my wings though the cords remain

Testing the limits of this quiet chain

[Chorus]

Held in place, I don’t know where to go

Torn between the rivers that refuse to flow

Every road feels heavy, every path unclear

I’m held in place by hope and fear

Held in place, with the world around my spine

Learning whose battle is theirs and whose is mine

[Final Chorus]

Held in place, but I will find my own

Even if it means stepping out alone

The weight still lingers, the cords still strain

But I will move through the quiet pain

Held in place, no longer just confined

I’ll carve my path, reclaim what’s mine