Scars for the Innocent

[Verse 1]
Cracked glass in the cradle
Blood‑stained lullaby
I walk out of the fire
Why did I survive?
Their pictures on the mantle
Ash framed in gold
Every breath I’m stealing
From children who won’t grow old
[Chorus]
Take my smile
I never earned it
Take this pulse
It doesn’t shine
I am scars for the innocent (scars for the innocent)
Drinking daylight that was theirs
Not mine
Every joy becomes a dagger
Every laugh
A choking breath
If there’s any gift I’m holding
It is only worth for death
[Verse 2]
You call it fate
I call it sentence
A heartbeat out of place
Their names are burning brands
Carved deep across my face
I wear the weight like rusted armor
That I can’t lay down
Kneeling in the mirror
Like I should not be around
[Chorus]
Take my smile
I never earned it
Take this pulse
It doesn’t shine
I am scars for the innocent (oh, the innocent)
Drinking daylight that was theirs
Not mine
Every joy becomes a dagger
Every laugh
A choking breath
If there’s any gift I’m holding
It is only worth for death
[Bridge]
[Female voice
Distant
Melodic]
If my end could raise the fallen
Let my body be the cost
Let the balance break upon me
Let me pay for all they lost
[Male roar
Rising]
Chain my heart to all their silence
Brand my soul with every name
I deserve the dark
Deserving
Of the ash
The grief
The flame
[Chorus]
So take my smile
I never earned it
Take this pulse
It doesn’t shine
I am scars for the innocent (scars for the innocent)
Drinking daylight that was theirs
Not mine
Every joy becomes a dagger
Every laugh
A choking breath
I was never meant for mercy
Only worth for death
For death (for death)

metal, Epic progressive power metal duel vocals: deep brutal male roars and soaring female melodies trading lines. Double‑kick assault, galloping bass, and intricate twin guitars; verses stay tense and mid‑tempo, chorus opens into a huge, tragic anthem. Orchestral pads and choir swells in the bridge, then a final half‑time breakdown under a unison scream., power metal, deep