ABUSE . MUSIC . HOPE

The good and bad cycles of abuse are confusing to the heart. Updated official video for "Again", the first song on my new album "Gilded Cage". **No triggering imagery** Subscribe to Elle Sinclair on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElleSinclairMusic/?sub_confirmation=1 💗 Connect with me here: https://www.ellesinclairmusic.com Stream full "Gilded Cage" album: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PYe6eSOdLj3uK6o048ahn Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/elle-sinclair/1525337604 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08DTLKSNY/elle-sinclair?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_artist_link_pr_s -------------------------------------- This song is written from the perspective of a female in an abusive relationship, because that was my experience. But if you're a guy in an abusive relationship, these songs are just as much for you. Just switch the pronouns around in your head while you listen. --------------------------------------- If you are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. For help, contact the Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org/ --------------------------------------- LYRICS I’m so confused A few hours ago he was saying, “I love you” On a date by the lake in the sunshine We laughed and dreamed, Having a good time I dared to wonder Could the dark days finally be over? But then it rained As suddenly, it all came crashing down, again My world is falling apart again Dreams lay shattered at my feet My chest aches and it’s hard to breathe I cry until I feel sick again The cycle circles, never ends Life is only good til it’s bad again A simple disagreement escalates unexpectedly He’s screaming profanities And towering close over me My whole body tenses as his rage fills the air He never fights fair I lock myself in the bedroom, Headphones turned up loud To drown out his pounding on the door, It’s a scary sound I wish that I could say This was the first time or the last But it’s here we go again I wait for days For him to own the hurtful choices That he made All I get is a one line “I’m sorry” Before the blame is switched back on me How will he change When he won’t ever even take the blame? I’m losing faith I hate that it keeps crashing down, again If he won’t stop hurting me Maybe it’s time I should leave Before it comes round again If he won’t stop hurting me Maybe it’s time to be free Spread my wings into the sky --------------------------------------- #originalsong​ #signsofabuse​ #femaleempowerment​

Official video for "Isolation" by Elle Sinclair, 2nd song of the new album "Gilded Cage". It sheds light on the profound isolation that is often experienced by victims of abuse. **No triggering imagery** Subscribe to Elle Sinclair on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElleSinclairMusic/?sub_confirmation=1 💗 Connect with me here: https://www.ellesinclairmusic.com Stream full "Gilded Cage" album: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PYe6eSOdLj3uK6o048ahn Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/elle-sinclair/1525337604 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08DTLKSNY/elle-sinclair?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_artist_link_pr_s -------------------------------------- This song is written from the perspective of a female in an abusive relationship, because that was my experience. But if you're a guy in an abusive relationship, these songs are just as much for you. Just switch the pronouns around in your head while you listen. --------------------------------------- If you are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. For help, contact the Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org/ --------------------------------------- LYRICS I tell my troubles to the wind I can’t lose another friend Those I told about his ways, He pushed away Beloved family, cherished friends How I miss the times we had Before his anger scared me Into solitude Oh, Oh, Oh My loneliness consumes me The agony of isolation I scream but make no sound Desperate for a hand to guide me And show me the way out I tell my troubles to the wind Cause no one seems to understand Ignorance about abuse Clouds their view They take his side instead of mine And say that I am out of line So I stand alone, Condemned and judged…and scared I tell my troubles to the wind It’s become my dearest friend And it whispers back there’s hope That’s yet to come Gotta keep my head up, keep on trying Fuel the strength inside that’s rising But today is so hard Cause I’m still left here all alone I’m crying out, reaching out Won’t someone take my hand? I’m crying out, reaching out I need someone to understand I’m crying out, reaching out Show me how to break free I’m crying out, reaching out Can anyone hear my silent scream? --------------------------------------- #originalsong #toxicrelationship #femaleempowerment

Updated official video for "Gilded Cage" by Elle Sinclair, third song of the new album "Gilded Cage". It sheds light on the psychological cage created by abuse that's so hard to escape from. The gilding represents the outward appearance of a happy relationship and a beautiful life that hides a troubled & turbulent interior. **No triggering imagery** Subscribe to Elle Sinclair on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElleSinclairMusic/?sub_confirmation=1 💗 Connect with me here: https://www.ellesinclairmusic.com Stream full "Gilded Cage" album: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PYe6eSOdLj3uK6o048ahn Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/elle-sinclair/1525337604 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08DTLKSNY/elle-sinclair?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_artist_link_pr_s -------------------------------------- This song is written from the perspective of a female in an abusive relationship, because that was my experience. But if you're a guy in an abusive relationship, these songs are just as much for you. Just switch the pronouns around in your head while you listen. --------------------------------------- If you are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. For help, contact the Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org/ --------------------------------------- LYRICS Charming, handsome This love of mine People say I’m so lucky To be by his side I have a beautiful house A magazine life We travel the world Carefully styled But (So, Oh) I’m trapped In a gilded cage I force a smile To hide my pain, despair My wings are clipped, my song is gone I’m wasting away How I long to taste Sweet freedom’s breeze Far beyond this gilded cage Carefully twisted These bars surround Confusion and fear Cloud the air He’s always watching My every move Like I’m an object he owns Under his control Will it always be this way? Will I ever be free? This isn’t how I thought my life would be Afraid I’ll never leave this cage That I’ll never be free This isn’t how I want my life to be --------------------------------------- #originalsong #toxicrelationship #femaleempowerment

Official video for "Breaking Me" by Elle Sinclair ~ depicts the staggering psychological impact of abusive mind games & gaslighting. 4th song of the new album "Gilded Cage". **No triggering imagery** Subscribe to Elle Sinclair on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElleSinclairMusic/?sub_confirmation=1 💗 Connect with me here: https://www.ellesinclairmusic.com Stream full "Gilded Cage" album: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PYe6eSOdLj3uK6o048ahn Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/elle-sinclair/1525337604 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08DTLKSNY/elle-sinclair?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_artist_link_pr_s -------------------------------------- This song is written from the perspective of a female in an abusive relationship, because that was my experience. But if you're a guy in an abusive relationship, these songs are just as much for you. Just switch the pronouns around in your head while you listen. --------------------------------------- If you are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. For help, contact the Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org/ --------------------------------------- LYRICS Two ticking clocks Loudly out of sync One irregular Off beat Slowly, steadily Making me crazy Water torturer You know you are breaking me Shattering my stability You throw my reality Into a twisted mess of lies Til I don’t trust my own mind Til raging doubts black out the light Why do you do this? How could you do this? How dark is your mind? Drop by drop Brainwashing me Twisting situations To crack my sanity Mind games prodding me Driving me crazy Master manipulator Crystal clear I see it now But your lies still pull me down I need time and space To break the spell You’ve cast over me I’ll trade truth for lie Go from dark to light I’ll undo all that you’ve done Til I’ve reclaimed Every piece of me And finally am free --------------------------------------- #originalsong #toxicrelationship #femaleempowerment

Official video for "Never Enough" by Elle Sinclair, 5th song of the new album "Gilded Cage". No matter how hard you try to meet an abuser's expectations, it's never enough. **No triggering imagery** Subscribe to Elle Sinclair on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElleSinclairMusic/?sub_confirmation=1 💗 Connect with me here: https://www.ellesinclairmusic.com Stream full "Gilded Cage" album: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PYe6eSOdLj3uK6o048ahn Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/elle-sinclair/1525337604 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08DTLKSNY/elle-sinclair?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_artist_link_pr_s -------------------------------------- This song is written from the perspective of a female in an abusive relationship, because that was my experience. But if you're a guy in an abusive relationship, these songs are just as much for you. Just switch the pronouns around in your head while you listen. --------------------------------------- If you are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. For help, contact the Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org/ --------------------------------------- LYRICS Striving, striving, striving, striving I used to think that I was pretty Now I hate what I see The mess in the mirror Staring back at me Your voice in my ears Listing all of my flaws Humiliating, piercing My confidence falls It’s never enough I’m never enough for you No matter what I do You tell me to lose more weight Fix my hair, fix my pose Smile different Wear better clothes I strive for your approval I strive and I strive For you to think I’m beautiful But you’re never satisfied It’s never enough I’m never enough for you No matter what I do I long for your approval Work so hard for your respect Ooh, Ooh You disrespect me constantly Chip away self-esteem A hundred little ways Til I’m ready to scream You attack my character Attack my dignity Pushing me to strive To defend identity I’m not lazy, I’m not crazy I’m not stupid or weak What thrill do you get From devaluing me? I work so hard and I strive To disprove all your lies But it’s never enough I’m still lacking in your eyes I wish that I could see myself The way that I used to I wish that I could love myself The way that I used to I wish that I could be myself The way that I used to Roll back time to find the me That thrived before I met you --------------------------------------- #originalsong #toxicrelationship #femaleempowerment

Official video for "Loves Me Not" by Elle Sinclair. You never know what you're going to get from an abusive person. Nice? Scary? Always changing and keeping you guessing. 6th song of the new album "Gilded Cage". **No triggering imagery** Subscribe to Elle Sinclair on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElleSinclairMusic/?sub_confirmation=1 💗 Connect with me here: https://www.ellesinclairmusic.com Stream full "Gilded Cage" album: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PYe6eSOdLj3uK6o048ahn Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/elle-sinclair/1525337604 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08DTLKSNY/elle-sinclair?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_artist_link_pr_s -------------------------------------- This song is written from the perspective of a female in an abusive relationship, because that was my experience. But if you're a guy in an abusive relationship, these songs are just as much for you. Just switch the pronouns around in your head while you listen. --------------------------------------- If you are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. For help, contact the Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org/ --------------------------------------- LYRICS Nice mean nice scary Nice mean nice scary Who are you? Are you the good guy on my side Or the one who’s out to get me? Always keeping me guessing One day you’re nice The next day you’re scary, ooh [Hey hey hey hey] He loves me He loves me not [Somebody get me a daisy now] He loves me He loves me not [Hey hey hey] Are you gonna kiss me Or tear me apart? You tell me that you love me But you keep hurting my heart What the heck You are the one who should protect me But I never cried this much In my whole life before I met you How is this love? Oh, love shouldn’t hurt this much Daisy, daisy Won’t you tell me Does he love me? Or not Is he gonna hurt me? Or not I’m so sick of this game --------------------------------------- #originalsong #toxicrelationship #femaleempowerment

Official video for "Entitlement & Loss" by Elle Sinclair, 7th song of the new album "Gilded Cage". It recounts the high cost of domestic abuse and looks forward to the hope of rebuilding someday. **No triggering imagery** Subscribe to Elle Sinclair on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElleSinclairMusic/?sub_confirmation=1 💗 Connect with me here: https://www.ellesinclairmusic.com Stream full "Gilded Cage" album: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PYe6eSOdLj3uK6o048ahn Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/elle-sinclair/1525337604 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08DTLKSNY/elle-sinclair?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_artist_link_pr_s --------------------------------------- If you are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. For help, contact the Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org/ --------------------------------------- LYRICS When I look at all I’ve lost In these years with you The pain, it takes my breath away Things so precious gone Your entitlement has a price And I’m the one who pays Pieces of me stripped away For you to have your way Friendships, health And happiness Dignity and dreams Some I sacrificed for love Others torn from me Your entitlement has a price And I’m the one who pays Pieces of me stripped away For you to have your way Some things I’ve lost Are gone forever I’ll grieve what they meant to me The rest I’ll rebuild Piece by piece But it’s so hard When you keep tearing it down Your entitlement has a price And I’m the one who pays Pieces of me stripped away For you to have your way --------------------------------------- #originalsong #ballad #toxicrelationship

Official video for "2000 Tomorrows" by Elle Sinclair, 8th track of the new album "Gilded Cage". I waited so long for change. **No triggering imagery** Subscribe to Elle Sinclair on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElleSinclairMusic/?sub_confirmation=1 💗 Connect with me here: https://www.ellesinclairmusic.com Stream full "Gilded Cage" album: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PYe6eSOdLj3uK6o048ahn Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/elle-sinclair/1525337604 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08DTLKSNY/elle-sinclair?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_artist_link_pr_s --------------------------------------- If you are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. For help, contact the Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org/ --------------------------------------- LYRICS I waited so long for you to change I kept hoping, and praying That tomorrow would be the day That you’d leave your twisted ways behind But the hundreds of tomorrows Turned into a thousand And still the cruelty kept coming back around Now two thousand tomorrows have come and gone And I’m done I’m done waiting for you to change It’s time to save myself --------------------------------------- #singersongwriter #toxicrelationship #spokenword

Official video for "Ending & Beginning" by Elle Sinclair, 9th song of the new album "Gilded Cage". It transitions from the storm of leaving an abusive relationship to the healing, cleansing rain of a new beginning. **No triggering imagery** Subscribe to Elle Sinclair on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElleSinclairMusic/?sub_confirmation=1 💗 Connect with me here: https://www.ellesinclairmusic.com Stream full "Gilded Cage" album: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PYe6eSOdLj3uK6o048ahn Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/elle-sinclair/1525337604 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08DTLKSNY/elle-sinclair?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_artist_link_pr_s --------------------------------------- If you are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. For help, contact the Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org/ --------------------------------------- #violinmusic #rainmusic #soothinginstrumental