I Am My Mother’s Son

Verse 1
I was born where the shadows fed,
With a storm in my bones and fire in my breath.
My father’s name was a thing of fear,
A curse in the mouth of the weak and the scared.
He wore his cruelty just like a crown,
Left nothing but ruin when he came around.
But my mother stood where devils run,
And she looked at me and said, “You are not him.”

Pre-Chorus
She said,
Stand like iron.
Burn like the sun.
Let the world break first before you ever come undone.
Never bow your head.
Never beg or run.
If they ask you who you are—
Say: I am my mother’s son.

Chorus
I am my mother’s son,
Forged in fire, not blood alone.
I carry my father’s rage in my heart,
But her flame is the soul that made me strong.
Let them whisper where I come from,
Let them fear what I’ll become.
I was not made to kneel to anyone—
I am my mother’s son.

Verse 2
He gave me fury, sharp as a blade,
A violent pulse that was born in my veins.
I’ve felt that darkness claw in my chest,
Heard it speak when I was put to the test.
But my mother’s hands were steady and scarred,
She taught me strength isn’t cruelty or scars.
She said, “Boy, there’s a beast in every man,
But the worthy one decides where that beast will stand.”

Pre-Chorus
She said,
Hold your ground.
Clench your hands.
Do not break just because broken blood demands it.
If the night calls your name,
Answer like a drum.
And when they ask you who you are,
Say: I am my mother’s son.

Chorus
I am my mother’s son,
Forged in fire, not blood alone.
I carry my father’s rage in my heart,
But her flame is the soul that made me strong.
Let them whisper where I come from,
Let them fear what I’ll become.
I was not made to kneel to anyone—
I am my mother’s son.

Verse 3
I’ve walked with anger at my side,
Felt his shadow living behind my eyes.
There were nights I feared what I might be,
That his poison had rooted too deep in me.
But then I’d hear her voice like thunder,
Not soft, not kind, but torn asunder.
“You are not the sins of the man before.
You are the steel that survives the war.”

Bridge
So let the world come with teeth bared wide,
Let the kings and the cowards all decide.
I know the truth of what I am—
Not his cruelty, not his hand.
I am the oath my mother made,
I am the fire that would not fade.
His rage may beat inside my chest,
But hers is the voice that commands the rest.

Breakdown / Chant
Never bow.
Never yield.
Let your heart be iron-sealed.
Stand tall.
Endure the flood.
You are more than your father’s blood.
Never break.
Never run.
Say it loud—
I am my mother’s son.

Final Chorus
I am my mother’s son,
Born of darkness, raised by flame.
I took the fury he left in me
And made it kneel before her name.
Let them whisper where I come from,
Let them choke on what I’ve become.
I wear her strength like a rising sun—
I am my mother’s son.

Outro
My father gave me rage.
My mother taught me what it was for.
And if I burn—
I burn like she did before.
I do not bow.
I do not run.
I stand and say it—
I am my mother’s son

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