[Intro]
[Dirty electric guitar with swampy slide guitar, deep bass, stomping kick drum, distant thunder, low organ pad.]
I learned young the world don’t play,
It’ll steal your sunshine anyway.
So I sharpened every broken dream,
Turned my scars into gasoline.
[Verse 1]
[Fingerpicked acoustic joins gritty electric guitar. Tight kick and snare enter halfway.]
I wasn’t raised with silver spoons,
Just empty pockets and heavy moons.
Every “no” became my fuel,
Every heartbreak wrote the rules.
I’ve hit the ground more times than most,
Shook hands with every lonely ghost.
But every punch life threw my way,
Built the fire I wear today.
[Pre-Chorus]
[Bass swells, tom drums build tension, guitar bends grow louder.]
You can try to tame the wild…
Try to break this stubborn child…
But…
[Chorus]
[: Full band explodes. Thick distorted guitars, driving drums, gang vocals on the final lines.]
I wasn’t born to bite my tongue,
Wasn’t made to come undone.
Every scar became my proof,
Every storm rebuilt my roots.
I’m still standing underneath
Every doubt they threw at me.
I don’t smile because life’s sweet…
I was born…
Born with teeth.
[Verse 2]
[Pull back to groove. Bass leads with bluesy guitar licks answering each line.]
I’ve walked through hell in work boots worn,
Carried hearts that came back torn.
Watched the wolves all bare their grin,
Still refused to let them win.
I wear my flaws out in the light,
Never claimed to always be right.
But if you’re looking for someone fake,
Wrong damn road you chose to take.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
[: Snare rolls, organ rises, guitar feedback swells]
You can call me hard to hold…
Truth just never gets that old…
[Chorus]
[Bigger harmonies, added crash cymbals and lead guitar fills.]
I wasn’t born to bite my tongue,
Wasn’t made to come undone.
Every scar became my proof,
Every storm rebuilt my roots.
I’m still standing underneath
Every doubt they threw at me.
I don’t smile because life’s sweet…
I was born…
Born with teeth.
[Bridge]
[: Everything drops to piano, low strings, and a heartbeat kick. Slowly rebuild with electric guitar.]
Go ahead…
Mistake my silence for surrender.
Mistake my kindness for weakness.
You’ll learn…
Steel don’t shine because it’s easy.
Diamonds don’t beg to be believed.
I survived enough to know one thing…
The strongest hearts still bleed…
But they never stop beating.
[Final Chorus]
[Full arena sound. Twin electric guitar harmonies, pounding drums, choir-style backing vocals.]
I wasn’t born to disappear,
I was made to face my fear.
Every mountain, every fall,
Never kept me down for long.
Let the thunder know my name,
I don’t run from wind or rain.
When the whole world shows its teeth…
Mine are sharper.
I wasn’t born to back beneath,
I was born…
Born with teeth.
[Outro]
[Drums drop out. Slide guitar and gritty electric ring over a fading organ while distant thunder rolls.]
They tried to write the ending…
They forgot…
I was holding the pen….
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