[Intro — distant electric guitar, low heartbeat]
[Akari — soft]
They thought the fire would finish me…
[Pause]
But they misunderstood.
[Heartbeat stops]
It taught me how to burn.
[Guitar crashes in]
[Verse 1 — strong, controlled vocals]
I walked through nights with no way home
Learned how to stand when I stood alone
Every closed door, every goodbye
Put another spark behind my eyes
I wore the smoke like a second skin
Lost a few battles, still didn’t give in
They saw the ashes, thought that was the end
But underneath, I was burning again
[Pre-Chorus — drums building]
Every scar
Every fall
Every time I lost it all
Left a spark
Inside my chest
You call it damage…
I call it strength.
[Chorus — powerful rock-pop vocals]
BLACK SMOKE BEHIND ME
PINK FLAME AHEAD
Everything that tried to burn me
Lit the fire instead
PINK FLAME
PINK FLAME
Watch it rise above my head
I don’t fear the heat anymore
I learned to breathe inside the red
BLACK SMOKE BEHIND ME
PINK FLAME AHEAD
[Verse 2 — emotional vocals]
I used to hide every crack in the glass
Like being strong meant forgetting the past
Now every fracture catches the light
And every wrong turn taught me how to fight
Black in my hair, pink through the night
A little reminder I survived every fight
I don’t need saving, don’t need a crown
I built these wings when the world burned down
[Pre-Chorus — bigger]
Every tear
Every doubt
Every voice that counted me out
Fed the flame
I carry now
Look at me…
I’m still here somehow.
[Chorus — bigger guitars]
BLACK SMOKE BEHIND ME
PINK FLAME AHEAD
Everything that tried to burn me
Lit the fire instead
PINK FLAME
PINK FLAME
Burning brighter than before
I don’t fear the heat anymore
I know what I’m fighting for
[Bridge — instruments fall away]
[Akari — vulnerable]
But being strong…
Doesn’t mean I never broke.
[Pause]
It means I gathered every piece…
And carried them through the smoke.
[Soft guitar]
怖くても進んでいく
この炎は消えない
傷跡さえ光になる
私はまだここにいる
[Drums slowly return]
[Akari — voice rising]
I was never made of stone.
I was made of fire.
[Guitar swell]
[Final Chorus — full band, Akari belts]
BLACK SMOKE BEHIND ME
PINK FLAME AHEAD
Everything that tried to burn me
Lit the fire instead
PINK FLAME
PINK FLAME
LET IT BURN ABOVE MY HEAD
Every scar became a spark
Every ending made a start
I’M STILL HERE
I’M STILL ME
AND I’M NOT FINISHED YET
BLACK SMOKE BEHIND ME…
PINK FLAME AHEAD.
[Instruments fade]
[Outro — soft guitar]
[Akari — quietly]
Don’t put the fire out.
[Pause]
Let it grow.
[Final guitar note]
[End]