(Verse 1)
I wake up screaming in a cage of my mind,
Shadows on the walls, they’re all wearing my eyes,
Heart like a drum in a battlefield line,
Every thought’s a weapon, every breath is a fight.
I taste the rust of regret on my tongue,
Hear the sirens of doubt, they’re singing my song,
I’ve been buried alive but I’m clawing back up,
From the dirt of my past to the blood of my lungs.
(Pre-Chorus)
Chains in my head but I’m breaking the locks,
Fists in the air, hear the ticking of clocks,
Time’s running out, I ain’t begging, I’m not,
I’ll tear down the walls just to stand at the top.
(Chorus)
This is a war with myself, hear the thunder inside,
Two sides of my soul, only one will survive,
I’m bleeding, I’m burning, I’m still standing tall,
In a war with myself, I will not let me fall.
Scream it loud, I’m alive, I’m alive in the hell,
It’s a war with myself, and I’m killing the shell.
(Verse 2)
I walk through fire with a grin on my face,
Every scar on my skin is a mark of my faith,
Demons in my mirror say I’ll never escape,
I spit in their faces, say “I choose my fate.”
Thunder in my chest, lightning in my veins,
I been choking on fear, now I’m breaking the chains,
Every failure I took just added to my flames,
Now I’m forged in the furnace of pressure and pain.
(Pre-Chorus)
Hear the crowd in my head, hear them screaming my name,
Every voice that I was is now feeding the flame,
I’m done being quiet, I’m done being tame,
I’ll carve my own path, I’ll be owning my pain.
(Chorus)
This is a war with myself, hear the thunder inside,
Two sides of my soul, only one will survive,
I’m bleeding, I’m burning, I’m still standing tall,
In a war with myself, I will not let me fall.
Scream it loud, I’m alive, I’m alive in the hell,
It’s a war with myself, and I’m killing the shell.
(Bridge – Breakdown)
Break!
Break the mirror, watch it shatter in flames,
Every lie that I told myself dies in the pain,
I rise from the wreckage, I rise from the shame,
From the ashes of me, I’m not me the same.
No mercy!
No chains!
No fear in my veins!
I’m reborn in the storm, I’m reborn in the rain!
(Guitar Solo Section)
[SHRED – double kicks, tremolo riffs, screaming bends]
(Chorus)
This is a war with myself, hear the thunder inside,
Two sides of my soul, only one will survive,
I’m bleeding, I’m burning, I’m still standing tall,
In a war with myself, I will not let me fall.
Scream it loud, I’m alive, I’m alive in the hell,
It’s a war with myself, and I’m killing the shell.
(Outro)
I stand in the ruins, crown made of bone,
I conquered the darkness, I claimed my throne,
The enemy’s gone ‘cause it was my own,
I’m king of the chaos, I walk alone.
