Forged by pain

(Verse 1)

The fire didn't ask if I was readyIt just opened its jaws and dragged me inThe smoke in my lungs is thick and heavyThe peeling away of my old skinEvery strike of the hammer breaks a boneBut I’m not crying out anymore

(Chorus)

Take me down to the white-hot coalsBurn away the soft parts of my soulEvery scar is a line where the iron grewYou broke me down to make me newForged in the dark, built on the floorPain is the hammer, and I am the sword

(Verse 2)

The water is freezing when it takes meThe sudden shock to quench the heatThey thought the pressure would erase meAnd leave me scattered at their feetBut a brittle heart turns into steelWhen it forgets how it used to feel

(Chorus)

Take me down to the white-hot coalsBurn away the soft parts of my soulEvery scar is a line where the iron grewYou broke me down to make me newForged in the dark, built on the floorPain is the hammer, and I am the sword

(Bridge)

I used to pray for the burning to stopI used to beg for a little releaseNow I just watch as the ashes dropNow I am finally finding my peaceYou cannot break what is already shatteredYou only shape what is left behind

(Chorus)

Take me down to the white-hot coalsBurn away the soft parts of my soulEvery scar is a line where the iron grewYou broke me down to make me newForged in the dark, built on the floorPain is the hammer, and I am the sword

(Outro)

I am the sword...Sharpened by the dark. Tempered by the scream.