[Verse 1]
Raised in a house built on broken vows
Handprints on doors
Holes punched in the walls
You taught me love was a loaded threat
Smile on your face
Blade at my neck
[Pre-Chorus]
You said I’d stay on my knees
You said I’d drown in your grief
I carved your name from my skin
Now watch me breathe
Watch me breathe (ha!)
[Chorus]
I wear my scars like a crown in the ashes
Every wound that you gave me still flashes
You made a villain and then you ran
Now I’m the fire you can’t withstand
I wear my scars
Yeah
I turned into violence
Your favorite monster is done staying silent
[Verse 2]
You drew the line right across my throat
Called it a joke as you tightened the rope
You built your throne out of broken friends
I pulled the nails
Now this kingdom ends
[Pre-Chorus]
You said my soul had a price
You fed me sweet little lies
I burned your words off my tongue
Hear my war-cry
Hear my war-cry (hey!)
[Chorus]
I wear my scars like a crown in the ashes
Every wound that you gave me still flashes
You made a villain and then you ran
Now I’m the fire you can’t withstand
I wear my scars
Yeah
I turned into violence
Your favorite monster is done staying silent
[Bridge]
[Drop to half-time
Guttural and whispered alternating]
You wanted me broken
You wanted me blind
You built me from torment
I rewrote the design
Now every cut is a battle sigil
Every bruise is a loaded signal
You wanted war?
You got war
(You got war!)
[Chorus]
I wear my scars like a crown in the ashes
Every wound that you gave me still flashes
You made a villain and then you ran
Now I’m the fire you can’t withstand
I wear my scars
Yeah
I turned into violence
Your favorite monster is done staying silent
[Outro]
Queen of the ruins
Standing
Defiant
Birthed in betrayal
I rise from your violence