VERSE 1
I walked through twelve fires of my own becoming
Twelve names carved under my skin
I laid every crown at the edge of my choosing
And stepped where the truth begins
No hands above me, no throne behind me
No light that I had to earn
I stopped waiting for signs and permission
And felt my own power turn
PRE-CHORUS
No throne outside me
No voice above me
The turning was inward when I spoke my own name
CHORUS
I AM THE THIRTEENTH GATE
I OPEN FROM WITHIN
NO BORROWED POWER
NO ORIGINAL SIN
I AM THE THIRTEENTH GATE
NO KINGDOM TO CHASE
I STAND IN THE MOMENT
I REMEMBER MY FACE
VERSE 2
I carried the weight of inherited futures
Never designed for my bones
I released the fear of missing the rapture
And claimed my body as home
Every wound learned how to be a threshold
Every scar learned how to see
What the world called the end of the story
Was the birth of me
PRE-CHORUS 2
No fire descending
No voice commanding
Only the truth I face
CHORUS
I AM THE THIRTEENTH GATE
I OPEN FROM WITHIN
NO ALTAR OF PROMISE
NO SHADOW OF SIN
I AM THE THIRTEENTH GATE
NO ESCAPE, NO DELAY
THE GATE IS THE MOMENT
I DECIDE TO STAY
BRIDGE (SPOKEN / DECLARED)
I crossed no veil
I broke no laws
I only stood where I already was
No falling star
No final sign
Just breath returning me to mine
FINAL CHORUS (BIGGEST)
I AM THE THIRTEENTH GATE
I OPEN FROM WITHIN
NO SAVIOR COMING
NO DEBT TO REMIT
I AM THE THIRTEENTH GATE
THE MOMENT I DECIDE
THE GATE WAS NEVER OUT THERE
THE GATE IS ALIVE INSIDE
OUTRO
I do not ascend
I arrive
I do not escape
I am alive
The gate was never in the sky
The gate is the moment I decide
LumiSol
