Sharpen the Blade

[Intro]
Teeth grit
Jaw tight
Same war
New fight
I was my own worst enemy
Now I’m calling out the enemy in me
[Verse 1]
I was stuck in that loop, same script, re-run
Pointing at the world like "look what you’ve done"
Mirror on the wall said "look what you’re not"
I was scared of that voice so I talked a lot
Yeah, loud mouth, hollow chest, cheap pride
Burning every bridge just to watch ’em fry
Every excuse like a chain on my name
Til I realized I built that cage
[Chorus]
Sharpen the blade, I’m cutting my chains
Bleeding the poison, burning old ways
I’m not the person I was back then
Die to myself just to rise again
Sharpen the blade, I’m facing my face
Owning my scars, not hiding my shame
I’m not the person I was back then
Die to myself just to rise again
[Verse 2]
I was scared of the past, so I ran from the truth
Every hard conversation, I’d mute, I’d move
Blamed my dad, blamed God, blamed fate, blamed stress
But the common thread sitting in it all was "yes"—me
[low vocal register] Me, the coward and the critic
Calling myself trash, turned the lie to a gimmick
Now I bench-press guilt, let it turn into grit
Every rep of regret, I’m getting stronger with it
[Bridge]
I don’t want easy
I want honest
I don’t want perfect
I want progress
If it hurts, then it hurts
That’s how I learn
Turn every failure to fuel and burn
[Chorus]

rap, Aggressive rap-metal hybrid, 180 BPM. Downtuned guitars on chugging eighths, pinch harmonics answering the vocal stabs. Verses spit double-time in a tight pocket over driving bass and busy drums; hook explodes with gang shouts, octave leads, and syncopated riffs. Brief breakdown before final chorus with tom-heavy groove and filtered vocal for maximum impact. Male vocals shifting between barked rap and screamed lines., rap metal