Gilded Cage

by Letty Zhang

📝 Lyrics

Gilded Cage

Lyrics: Letty Zhang Music: Letty Zhang

Mirror's cracked at 7 AM reflections High heels sharp but lost my direction Resume stacked like lonely confessions Thirty flares with unanswered questions Oh, the city hums but my heart’s on mute Champagne dreams with a mineral water truth

Starry-eyed but the constellations shifted Tinder flames left my fingertips blistered Boss says "hustle" – yeah, I’m still liftin’ But this gravity’s heavier than I pictured

Ooh, this gilded cage still shines so bright Dancing solo through the neon night Every misstep is a satellite Guiding me when the map’s not right I’m still breathing in the afterglow Even when the embers burn low Yeah, the compass broke but I know This gilded cage’s got a key I hold...

Oh-oh-oh, I polish the rust Oh-oh-oh, rise from the dust Oh-oh-oh, in doubt I trust...

Metro lights paint my tired expression "Power suit" hides the soft regression Swipe right ghosts in a grid connection Promotion highs in a gold recession Oh, the algorithm’s playing roulette My twenties’ echo’s a sweet silhouette

Crowded rooms where the laughter’s tinted blue "Where’s your ring? Where’s your breakthrough?" Silent scream in the bathroom stall But these stilettos won’t let me fall

Ooh, this gilded cage still shines so bright Dancing solo through the neon night Every misstep is a satellite Guiding me when the map’s not right I’m still breathing in the afterglow Even when the embers burn low Yeah, the compass broke but I know This gilded cage’s got a key I hold...

Oh-oh-oh, I polish the rust Oh-oh-oh, rise from the dust Oh-oh-oh, in doubt I trust...

Maybe perfect’s just a ghost town Wiping lipstick when the world frowns Unlock the shine in the breakdown Let the doubts become my crown...

...Shine so bright Neon night.. Map’s not right.. Key I hold... ...Gilded, not broken.