Hammer in My Chest

I’ve been bitin’ my tongue till it tasted like rust,

Carried your lies like a man I couldn’t trust.

Every promise you broke rang loud in my head,

Now the quiet’s gone feral, and the calm is dead.

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I ain’t prayin’ no more, I ain’t turnin’ the cheek,

Got fire in my hands and blood when I speak.

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There’s a hammer in my chest, hear it pound, hear it ring,

Every strike from my heart hits the steel of these strings.

I been bent, I been broke, but I ain’t goin’ down,

If you’re lookin’ for mercy — don’t look around.

There’s a hammer in my chest, and it’s swingin’ mean,

I’m done bein’ quiet, now I’m loud and unclean.

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You tried to bury my name, tried to nail me in place,

But the devil don’t scare me — I’ve stared him in the face.

I learned pain like a language, learned rage like a song,

Now I play it full volume and I play it wrong.

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I ain’t holy tonight, I ain’t tryin’ to be,

This anger’s the truth, and the truth is me.

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There’s a hammer in my chest, hear it pound, hear it ring,

Every strike from my heart hits the steel of these strings.

I been bent, I been broke, but I ain’t goin’ down,

If you’re lookin’ for mercy — don’t look around.

There’s a hammer in my chest, and it’s swingin’ mean,

I’m done bein’ quiet, now I’m loud and unclean.

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[Bridge] (drop drums → raw guitar riff)

I don’t need your forgiveness,

I don’t need your grace,

I survived your silence,

Now hear my rage.

(pause)

Strike it.

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There’s a hammer in my chest, let it fall, let it burn,

Every scar that I carry is a lesson I learned.

You can curse my name, try to drag me through hell,

But I forged this sound from the pain you dealt.

There’s a hammer in my chest — feel the floor, feel the heat,

When my soul hits the strings, it don’t ask — it beats.