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Etiquette is a Cage


Artist: Charlene Rizzico - Lyricist, Songwriter, Music Composer
Key Signature:
Time Signature: 4/4
Artist's Description
This song tells the story of someone raised in a world of strict manners, polished appearances, and suffocating expectations. On the surface, they move with elegance and restraint, but inside, a fierce, untamed self has been fighting to break free. Each verse reveals how the rules, rituals, and social performances have shaped them into a “quiet masterpiece,” while the pre‑chorus and chorus expose the storm beneath that carefully curated exterior.

As the song progresses, the narrator rejects the etiquette that once confined them, embracing the raw, wild parts of themselves that were never meant to be tamed. The bridge marks a full transformation — masks falling, silk tearing, and a new identity emerging: elegance with teeth. The outro seals their liberation as they walk away blazing, unleashed, and unapologetically themselves.


Genre(s): Blues
Mood(s): Aggressive, Icy, Tension
Style(s):
Tempo: Mid Tempo
Language(s): English
Instrument(s): Singer songwriter ( Small band, Vocal + Guitar, Piano, Bass , etc)
Vocal Type(s): Female Vocals,AI Vocals
File Type: MP3

* Audio may contain AI generated content
Digital Download:$1.25
Cover Version:$22.75
Standard License:$30.00
Extended License:$250.00
BUY COPYRIGHT:$2,000.00
Etiquette is a Cage
Lyrics by: Charlene Rizzico
Blues Genre'
Vocals/Music: AI-generated for Female
Created: 8/3/2026

Verse 1
I was raised in quiet rooms, velvet gloves, and whispered rules
Every step a practiced grace, each smile shaped to fit their mold
They wrapped me in their etiquette — a cage disguised as silhouette
But under all the satin skin, a heartbeat kicks against the din

Pre‑Chorus
I move like fragile porcelain, but something in me shakes
A storm behind my ribcage, begging for the break

Chorus
My poise is just a curtain for the chaos underneath
I’ve danced their perfect circles, now I’m slipping off the leash
There’s wildfire in my bloodstream they never meant to keep
I’m done with being polished — I’m letting out the beast

Verse 2
I play the part at every fête — bow my head, arrive, behave
Sip the wine, recite the lines, pretend I’m built of quiet sighs
But I’m tired of the choreography, the curated ghost of me
I crave the dark, the unrefined — the places manners never find

Pre‑Chorus
Their world is made of mirrors; mine’s a kingdom built of flame
I’m stepping out of etiquette — I’m finished with the game

Chorus
My poise is just a curtain for the chaos underneath
I’ve danced their perfect circles — now I’m slipping off the leash
There’s wildfire in my bloodstream they never meant to keep
I’m done with being polished — I’m letting out the beast

Verse 3
The wildness starts to wake in me, rising through the practiced calm
No more tracing quiet patterns, no more living small and wrong
The part they tried to tame in me stands tall and won’t retreat
I’m done with borrowed elegance — I’m learning to unleash

Bridge
Let the silk tear, let the mask fall
Let the wildness echo through the hall
I’m not their quiet masterpiece —
I’m elegance with teeth

Outro
No more silence
No more leash
I walk out blazing —
Elegance with teeth
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