[Verse 1]
I walk my road on the broken line,
Smoke in my lungs, and the stars still shine.
No preacher’s voice, no master’s chain,
I wear my scars like a badge of pain.
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me how to breathe,
Don’t tell me what I need.
I’m living on my own creed,
I’m fire, I’m stone, I bleed.
[Verse 2]
I’ve got my brothers, I’ve got my crew,
For them I’d fight ‘til the night is through.
But when the silence is calling my name,
I ride alone through the wind and rain.
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me how to breathe,
Don’t tell me what I need.
I’m living on my own creed,
I’m fire, I’m stone, I bleed.
[Verse 3]
I’m calm as a mountain, steady and tall,
But don’t push too far or you’re bound to fall.
My fists are thunder, my eyes are steel,
When the line is crossed, you’re gonna feel.
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me how to breathe,
Don’t tell me what I need.
I’m living on my own creed,
I’m fire, I’m stone, I bleed.
[Verse 4]
Whiskey nights and a restless soul,
I pay the price but I own control.
No leash can bind, no cage can hold,
I walk my truth, I carve it bold.
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me how to breathe,
Don’t tell me what I need.
I’m living on my own creed,
I’m fire, I’m stone, I bleed.
[Verse 5]
Love my people with a burning heart,
I’ll stand with them ‘til the world falls apart.
But I need my space, I need my sky,
I’m free ‘til the day I die.
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me how to breathe,
Don’t tell me what I need.
I’m living on my own creed,
I’m fire, I’m stone, I bleed.
[Bridge]
I’m the storm and I’m the calm,
Open hand or a deadly palm.
Walk away or stand and fight,
Either way, I own the night.
[Final Chorus]
Don’t tell me how to breathe,
Don’t tell me what I need.
I’m living on my own creed,
I’m fire, I’m stone, I bleed.
