[Verse 1]
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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[Pre-Chorus]
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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[Chorus]
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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[Verse 2]
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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[Pre-Chorus]
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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[Chorus]
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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[Final Chorus – DOUBLE TIME]
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.
LucianWard
