Bankai, Break Me Open

[Verse 1]
Bare feet in the dust
Blade buried in the stone
Seven days
No shadow
Training in the unknown
Scars on my spirit
Lines burned into my hands
Every cut a question
Do you really understand?
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve tasted the edge
I’ve walked through the ash
Still it hides its name from me
[Chorus]
Bankai
Break me open
Show me what I’m meant to be
If I survive this moment
Will you finally trust in me?
Every soul has a secret
Every heart a hidden sky
Tear my fear to pieces
Call your truth out
Bankai
[Verse 2]
Knees down in the river
Water black as my doubt
Face to face with the part of me
I never talk about
It laughs when I’m shaking
It fades when I feel strong
Says
“I can’t be wielded
Till you own what you did wrong”
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve bled for this path
I’ve broken my past
Still it turns its face from me
[Chorus]
Bankai
Break me open
Show me what I’m meant to be
If I survive this moment
Will you finally trust in me?
Every soul has a secret
Every heart a hidden sky
Tear my fear to pieces
Call your truth out
Bankai
[Bridge]
Your power isn’t borrowed
It’s carved into your name
You earn it in the silence
In the hunger
In the shame
My blade begins to shudder
Whisper burning through my spine
Not your gift
Your reflection
Say my name
And I’ll be mine
[Chorus]
Bankai
Break me open
Show me what I’m meant to be
If I become this moment
Will you rise and fight with me?
Every soul has a secret
Every heart a hidden sky
I am done with running
Step into me
Bankai

Cinematic rock with taiko-style drums, choirs, and distorted guitars under male vocals. Verses stay tense and sparse with low strings and toms; chorus explodes with huge drums, octave guitars, and stacked vocals. Bridge drops to eerie pads and whispered doubles, then returns in a higher key, all focused on epic build and release., soul