I've been caged by you for such a long long time You had your own particular way to fill my mind With low esteem, regarding myself So I kept me hidden within my shell And it took so long for me to see How demolishing you were to me Look at me now I'm stronger than before 'Cause I found the strength within myself to close the door And I closed the door for you to ever come inside again I've tried so hard to keep me sheltered from your kind of men I've been blind and foolish but I was just a girl You seduced me with your lies and promissed me the world Now I've had it with you and your twisted games And no longer will you make me feel so ashamed I have found the power to open the cage I left you behind me I turned the page Look at me now I've been caged by you for such a long long time You had your own particular way to fill my mind With low esteem, regarding myself So I kept me hidden within my shell And it took so long for me to see How demolishing you were to me Look at me now, look at me now Some time ago I walked away You thought I'd never be the same I recovered on my own Without you now I'll carry on Look at me now I'm stronger than before 'Cause I found the strength within myself to close the door And I closed the door for you to ever come inside again I've tried so hard to keep me sheltered from your kind of men