Verse 1 (Clean)
I've been sleeping with the shadows,
Learning every shape they wear.
Every mirror tells a story
Of someone who's no longer there.
The silence learned my language,
It whispered, "You were born to break."
So I built a home inside the dark,
Too afraid to walk away.
Pre-Chorus
Every breath felt like a war,
Every heartbeat begged for more.
I kept searching for a pulse
Inside a soul gone numb.
Chorus
I'm crawling through the ashes,
With blood beneath my feet.
I won't let these ghosts define
The man I'm meant to be.
The darkness knows my name,
But it doesn't own my heart.
If hope is just an ember,
I'll breathe until it sparks.
Verse 2
I've worn regret like armor,
Carried every scar with pride.
Thought surviving meant pretending
Everything was still alive.
But healing isn't lightning,
It doesn't fall from the sky.
It's choosing one more sunrise
When every part of you wants to hide.
Pre-Chorus
Maybe strength was never loud.
Maybe hope is whispering now.
Maybe broken doesn't mean
I'll never be whole again.
Chorus
I'm crawling through the ashes,
With blood beneath my feet.
I won't let these ghosts define
The man I'm meant to be.
The darkness knows my name,
But it doesn't own my heart.
If hope is just an ember,
I'll breathe until it sparks.
Breakdown (Screamed)
YOU CAN DRAG ME UNDER—
BUT I WON'T DROWN!
YOU CAN FILL MY LUNGS WITH SHADOWS—
I'LL STILL SCREAM THEM OUT!
I WASN'T BORN TO ROT
INSIDE THE WEIGHT I CARRY!
THIS PAIN ISN'T MY GRAVE—
IT'S THE FIRE THAT WILL REMAKE ME!
Bridge (Melodic)
The sun still finds the mountains
After every endless night.
Maybe I'm not chasing daylight...
Maybe daylight's finding me.
Final Chorus
I'm walking through the ashes,
The smoke begins to clear.
Every step away from yesterday
Makes tomorrow feel more real.
The darkness knows my name,
But it no longer sounds like home.
I found a light inside myself
I thought I'd never know.
Outro
I'll carry every scar...
But I won't carry every chain.
The night can keep its echoes.
I'm finally learning
How to live again.
