Burning alive

Verse 1

Lying here like an empty shell,

Buried in the sand.

Waiting for this life to wash over me,

Trying to understand.

You pulled my feet right from underneath,

Left me on my own.

Blinded by the lies you fed to me,

Now every mistake I’ll own.

Pre‑Chorus

I was sinking, but I’m rising,

I was broken, now I’m fighting.

All the pieces that were scattered

I’m taking back.ChorusI’m not the ghost you left behind,

I’m not the one you redefine.

I crawled through hell to find my light,

And now it’s mine.

You tried to bury me alive,

But I learned how to survive.

I’m standing stronger than before —

This time I rise.

Verse 2

I carried every heavy truth,

Like anchors on my chest.

Thought the weight would crush me down,

Never let me rest.

But every scar became a lesson,

Every bruise a sign.

I found the strength inside the wreckage —

The part you couldn’t take was mine.Pre‑Chorus (repeat)I was sinking, but I’m rising,

I was broken, now I’m fighting.

All the pieces that were scattered

I’m taking back.

Chorus (repeat)I’m not the ghost you left behind,

I’m not the one you redefine.

I crawled through hell to find my light,

And now it’s mine.

You tried to bury me alive,

But I learned how to survive.

I’m standing stronger than before —

This time I rise.BridgeI’m done bleeding for your battles,

Done drowning in your tide.

I found the fire in the ashes,

And it’s burning from inside.

Final Chorus (bigger, lifted)I’m not the ghost you left behind,

I’m not the one you redefine.

I crawled through hell to find my light,

And now it’s mine.

You tried to bury me alive,

But I learned how to survive.

I’m standing stronger than before —

This time I rise.

This time I rise.

Notes.

Full chest voice on “I’m not the ghost you left behind”Slight grit on “breaking out”Open vowels on “found my light”Octave double on “burning bright”Gang vocals on “This time I rise” (last line)