As long as I remember I've been learning to escape
I lock myself in places Situations I can't change
I feel older than my ages They say I'm too young to know
Tomorrow's my 10th birthday I'll take my BMX and go
I'll be a master of illusion And live by the honor code
I'll do my work in private And I'll keep my secrets close
I'm sick of all the grown-ups And how everybody lies
Don't ever underestimate A kid with seven lives
Break away
like Houdini
While there's still some mystery
Tomorrow
you won't see me
By the time you find this tape
I'll have made my great escape
They put me in these boxes With too many lungs to pick
Running out of breath is how I lost life number six
But I know I'm getting better I'll do anything to survive
And I think I kinda like life number five
Break away like Houdini
While there's still some mystery Tomorrow
you won't see me
By the time you find this tape
I'll have made my great escape
I'm out here on my own now With no family or friends
Chains I can't get out of It is love I don't understand
I guess there's only so much Escaping you can do
Just like that I'd burn lives for it to Break away like Houdini
While there's still some mystery
Tomorrow you won't see me
By the time you find this tape I'll have made my great escape
I'm older now and wondering Why I wanted to get out
So I found that tape and listened To me say the words out loud
I'm sure I can't remember What I kept running to
What I made them think was magic Wasn't true
So gone is all the glamour
The crowds, the mystery
For my final trick I'll tell you How life up here looks to me
When someone like Houdini Never really got away
I guess I'm out of lives now I wish I cherished every day
When you only have one life You better cherish every day