Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Bare feet on cracked stone steps Incense ash on my sleeves Broken sword wrapped in old blue cloth Teacher’s gourd still smells like tea Clouds below but I’m still climbing Every breath a scattered page They said “mortal” like it was a cage I carry it like it’s my blade [Chorus] Dragon veins in the dust I was born in the rust But I’ll carve my name across the sky If the heavens don’t yield then I’ll shatter their shield One wound at a time I rise [Verse 2] Cold spring under moss-dark stone I swallow stars until it burns Meridians like tangled roads I bleed a path and force them open Knee-deep in last year’s failures Old scars argue I should stay Then that small stubborn ember whispers low “Try anyway” [Chorus] Dragon veins in the dust I was born in the rust But I’ll carve my name across the sky If the heavens don’t yield then I’ll shatter their shield One wound at a time I rise [Bridge] Let them sit in golden halls Counting realms like prayer beads I was built from rain and ridicule mud and weeds (yeah) If fate writes me as a side note on some god’s forgotten scroll I’ll burn through every line they wrote ’til my breath rewrites it whole [Chorus] Dragon veins in the dust I was born in the rust Watch me carve my name across the sky If the heavens don’t yield then I’ll shatter their shield One wound at a time I rise (I rise, I rise)
Tags
Cinematic xianxia soundtrack with male vocals; erhu leads over spacious guzheng plucks, deep drums, and airy choirs. Verses stay intimate with light strings and distant temple bells; chorus swells with layered harmonies, big tom hits, and shimmering pads. Bridge drops to near-whispered vocal over sparse drones, then a triumphant final chorus with octave-doubled leads and soaring reverb.
Duration
4:33
Instrumental
No
Created
4/16/2026