Lalé Izi - Aftershock Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Through the walls of my room at night
Ancient melodies take flight
Grandmother's whispers in my veins
Breaking free from golden chains
Every note's a fault line deep
Tearing through the lies I keep

[Pre-Chorus]
They say "be quiet, be still, be tame"
But my heart beats wild, untamed
Breaking every rule they made
Watch their perfect world fade

[Chorus]
I'm not your perfect little girl
I'm a storm about to unfurl
Dancing on the edge of night
Making chaos feel so right
This is how I survive
This is how I'm alive

[Verse 2]
Nineteen candles on the cake
That's all it took for me to break
Found salvation in the sound
Of speakers shaking underground
Sorry mama, sorry dad
Best thing you never knew you had

[Bridge]
Between your truth and mine
There's an ocean deep and wide
Your traditions hold me down
But my music makes me crowned
Yeah, I chose to walk away
From the path you paved each day

[Chorus]
I'm not your perfect little girl
I'm a storm about to unfurl
Dancing on the edge of night
Making chaos feel so right
This is how I survive
This is how I'm alive

[Verse 3]
In this city made of dreams
Nothing's ever what it seems
But when I close my eyes to play
All the demons fade away
Every beat becomes my home
In this world I walk alone

[Outro]
Let the bass drop like thunder
Tear these chains right asunder
Watch me rise from the ashes
Of your broken expectations
This rebellion in my soul
Is the only way I'm whole
This is my salvation song
This is where I belong