Prisoner of Pride Lyrics

Corner office downtown, two kids and a wife

Everything looked perfect on paper, but inside

I was drowning in routine, thought I needed more

Till she came along and showed me a different door

Now every morning feels like walking on glass"You haven't done this, you should've done that"

The words cut deeper than any knife could do

But I smile and nod, pretending it's all true

And I tell myself that this is what I chose

That burning bridges was worth it, I suppose

But in the darkness when I'm all alone

I know exactly what I've done

I'm a prisoner of my own mistakes

Building castles out of heartbreak"You can do better" she says every day

While my soul just fades away

I threw away a life that wasn't broken

For a dream that left me choking

Now I'm trapped inside these walls of shame

Too proud to speak her name

(Too proud to speak her name)

My kids visit on weekends, their eyes full of why

Each goodbye feels like watching my soul die

What I thought was suffocating back then

Now feels like freedom I'll never have again

Looking at old photos, what I couldn't see

Was that normal life was all I needed to be free

But here I am, playing happy families

While my heart's screaming"Please set me free"

'Cause now I know what silence meant

Those simple moments, time well spent

But pride won't let me turn around

So I keep drowning in this sound

I'm a prisoner of my own mistakes

Building castles out of heartbreak"You can do better" she says every day

While my soul just fades away

I threw away a life that wasn't broken

For a dream that left me choking

Now I'm trapped inside these walls of shame

Too proud to speak her name

And every"Haven't you" and"Why don't you"

Reminds me of the truth I knew

That what I had was more than enough

But I was blind, so blind

And now I've built this perfect lie

A castle where I go to die

A little more each passing day

But I'll stay, God help me, I'll stay

I'm a prisoner of my own mistakes

Building castles out of heartbreak"You can do better" she screams every day

While I just fade away

I threw away a life that wasn't broken

For a dream that left me choking

Now I'm trapped inside these walls of shame

Too proud to say her name

Too proud to say I'm to blame