BORN FROM THE RUINS by DeadButDreaming - Zona

BORN FROM THE RUINS by DeadButDreaming - Zona

Lyrics

Intro – distorted ambience + heartbeat]

Static in my head,

Smoke in my lungs—

If this is the end,

I’ll die standing up.

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[Verse 1 – low, chugging riff / half-scream]

I’ve been buried alive under words I never said,

Built a home in the wreckage, made a throne out of regret.

They told me “stay quiet, know your place, don’t fight,”

But I learned how to bleed just to prove I’m alive.

Every scar’s a reminder,

Every loss carved in bone,

I don’t fear the darkness—

I was raised in it alone.

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[Pre-Chorus – rising tension]

You tried to break me,

But the cracks let the fire through,

Every ghost you left me,

Taught me what I’d never lose.

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[Chorus – BIG, anthemic]

I WAS BORN FROM THE RUINS

BUILT FROM THE PAIN

I’M STILL BREATHING THROUGH THE BLOOD

IN MY VEINS

YOU CAN DRAG ME TO HELL

BUT I’LL NEVER STAY DOWN

I’M DEAD BUT DREAMING

WATCH ME BURN THIS TO THE GROUND

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[Verse 2 – faster, more aggressive]

I’ve been biting my tongue till it tasted like rust,

Carrying the weight of betrayal and trust.

They love you when you’re silent,

They hate you when you rise,

So I sharpened all my failures

And looked fear in the eyes.

I’ve lost friends, lost sleep, lost pieces of me,

But I found my voice screaming back at the beast.

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[Pre-Chorus – scream/clean trade]

I’m done with surviving,

I’m ready to live,

If this world wants a villain—

Then I’ll give it one hell of a myth.

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[Chorus – repeat, bigger]

I WAS BORN FROM THE RUINS

BUILT FROM THE PAIN

I’M STILL BREATHING THROUGH THE BLOOD

IN MY VEINS

YOU CAN DRAG ME TO HELL

BUT I’LL NEVER STAY DOWN

I’M DEAD BUT DREAMING

WATCH ME BURN THIS TO THE GROUND

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[Breakdown – slow, crushing]

BREAK—ME—DOWN

I—WON’T—FOLD

MADE—OF—SCARS

NOT—OF—GOLD

(pause)

THIS IS MY WAR

THIS IS MY NAME

I’D RATHER DIE LOUD

THAN LIVE IN CHAINS

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[Bridge – melodic but dark]

If tomorrow never comes,

Let them say I stood my ground,

I turned my pain into purpose,

And my screams into sound.

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[Final Chorus – layered vocals + screams under cleans]

I WAS BORN FROM THE RUINS

BUILT FROM THE PAIN

I’M STILL BREATHING THROUGH THE BLOOD

IN MY VEINS

YOU CAN DRAG ME TO HELL

BUT I’LL NEVER STAY DOWN

I’M DEAD BUT DREAMING

AND I’M TAKING THE CROWN

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[Outro – fading distortion]

Dead…

But still dreaming.

Still dreaming.