Rise From The Flames

(Verse 1)

You throw stones from painted glass

Like you never did bad things in the dark

Talkin’ like you’re heaven-sent

While your hands are dirty underneath the charm

You say pray for her soul

Like I’m something to fix

But I made peace with the parts of me

You’d crucify first

I don’t run from my shadows anymore

I let ’em dance across the floor

(Pre-Chorus)

Don’t need church bells

Don’t need holy light

I know who I am

And I sleep just fine

You can label me a sinner

Baby, I survived the fire

(Chorus)

I don’t need your prayers

Keep ’em off my name

My sins don’t define me

I wear ’em like chains

Better watch what you say about me

Whispered curses don’t scare me

I rise from the smoke and flames

Again and again and again

Call me wicked

Call me insane

Still the same blood in my veins

No matter what you call me

I’m still me

(Post-Chorus)

Still me

Covered in ash, still breathing

Still me

Heart black velvet, teeth gleaming

(Verse 2)

I got bruises shaped like sermons

From trying to be somebody “pure”

Now I laugh when judgment talks

’Cause your halos look counterfeit

I stopped asking for forgiveness

From people colder than graves

You mistake my silence for weakness

Then act shocked when I rage

There’s a storm underneath my skin

And I finally let it in

(Pre-Chorus)

No savior coming down for me

No fear left in my bloodstream

You can try to drag my name through hell

But I built a throne there for myself

(Chorus)

I don’t need your prayers

Keep ’em off my name

My sins don’t define me

I turned pain into flames

Better watch what you say about me

Every rumor resurrects me

I rise from the smoke and flames

Again and again and again

Call me toxic

Call me cursed

But I survived my worst

No matter what you call me

I’m still me

(Bridge)

I kissed the dark and lived through it

Held my own hand in the ruins

Now the moonlight hits like prophecy

And the fire looks good on me

You wanted shame

You got survival

You wanted silence

I became revival

(Final Chorus)

I don’t need church

To tell me what I’m worth

My sins don’t define me

They taught me rebirth

Better watch what you say about me

I become stronger when you speak

I rise from the smoke and flames

Like a ghost you could never bury

Call me monster

Call me divine

Still got stars in these eyes

No matter what you call me

I’m still me 🔥🌙