You lock me up with your expectations You lock me up with your expectations Loosen the pressure you choked me with I can't breathe I can't breathe You stripped my heart with your accusations You shut me into an affectation Loosen the pressure you choked me with I can't breathe I can't breathe Let me pull down on your high ideals To sweet earth honest and wide Tumble with me in an undoubted craze Don't hold back the tide You might get caught in sweet captivation If you let your mind take this aberration Loosen the pressure you choked me with I can't breathe I can't breathe