Heart Like a Fortress

[Verse 1]
I wear my past like armor
Every scar is stitched in steel
You say I’m hard to handle
You don’t know how hard it feels
To bite my tongue in silence
When you question how I bleed
You wanna see me broken?
You’ll have to break this creed
[Pre-Chorus]
You call it ego
I call it breath
I held this line alone
On the edge of regret
[Chorus]
My heart’s full of pride
Like a fortress on fire
You can throw your stones
But you’re fueling my pyre
You want me to bend?
I’d rather collide
I’m standing on the rubble
With a heart full of pride (yeah)
[Verse 2]
I used to beg for mercy
Used to shrink to fit your frame
You twisted every failure
Till I carried all the blame
Now every word’s a warning
Every doubt just feeds the flame
If you can’t take my rising
Then remember my name
[Pre-Chorus]
You call it selfish
I call it air
I learned to breathe alone
When there was nothing there
[Chorus]
My heart’s full of pride
Like a fortress on fire
You can throw your stones
But you’re fueling my pyre
You want me to bend?
I’d rather collide
I’m standing on the rubble
With a heart full of pride (oh)
[Bridge]
I won’t apologize
For learning how to stay alive
Your comfort isn’t worth my chains
I’d rather walk out in the rain
Than crawl back to your quiet lies
I’d rather live
Than just comply
[Chorus]
My heart’s full of pride
Like a fortress on fire
You can throw your stones
But you’re fueling my pyre
You want me to bend?
I’d rather collide
I’m standing on the rubble
With a heart full of pride (heart full of pride)

Aggressive alt-rock with hip-hop inflections, male vocals. Palm-muted guitars and filtered drums in the verse, building into huge distorted power chords and layered screams in the chorus. Tense, syncopated rhythms, subtle synth pads under the hook, and a dynamic bridge that drops to vocal and drums before a final, explosive full-band payoff.