[Verse 1]
Back against the cold brick wall
Fists full of last-place scars
I wore their blame like armor
For every cut and broken bar
They fed on my silence
Called it weakness, called it fate
But I learned the shape of anger
And I learned to open the gate
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that chain hit the floor
Hear that thunder in my chest
I was made for a better war
I was born to leave this mess
[Chorus]
Whipping boy no more
Whipping boy no more (no more)
I spit out the fear
And I kick down the door
Whipping boy no more
Whipping boy no more (no more)
You don't get my bones
Any longer
[Verse 2]
Counted bruises like a prayer
Kept my jaw set hard and still
Every laugh they threw at me
Fed the fire behind my will
Now the mirror shows a stranger
Black eyes, grin like a blade
I don't crawl for their forgiveness
I don't beg to be remade
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that chain hit the floor
Hear that thunder in my chest
I was made for a better war
I was born to leave this mess
[Chorus]
Whipping boy no more
Whipping boy no more (no more)
I spit out the fear
And I kick down the door
Whipping boy no more
Whipping boy no more (no more)
You don't get my bones
Any longer
[Bridge]
Now the room goes half-time
Slow steps, black steel stare
I gave them all my silence
Now I leave a knife in the air
[Lead Guitar Solo]
[Final Chorus]
Whipping boy no more
Whipping boy no more (no more)
I spit out the fear
And I kick down the door
Whipping boy no more
Whipping boy no more (no more)
You don't get my bones
Any longer