Title: Rise From the Wreckage
[Verse 1 — mid-tempo rap cadence]
(4/4 count — stress in CAPS, tight internal rhymes)
I’ve been CLAW–in’ at the WALLS in–side my HEAD
Chas–in’ SHAD–ows of the THINGS I left for DEAD
Every MIR–ror’s just a MOUTH that starts to SCREAM
Feed–in’ POI–son to the frac–ture in my DREAM
I’ve been RUN–nin’ from a GHOST with my own FACE
Fell in LOVE with all the CHA–os, can’t e–RASE
Every SCAR’s just a CHAP–ter carved in SKIN
Guess the VIL–lain is where the HE–ro should’ve BEEN
[Pre-Chorus — half-time, melodic rise]
But I won’t let the DARK–ness pull me UN–der
I’m the LIGHT–ning break–ing THROUGH the THUN–der
[Chorus — big melodic hook]
From the WRECK–age, I will RISE
Fire BURN–in’ in my EYES
I’m a SIN–ner, I’m a SAINT, I’m the FEAR you can’t dis–GUISE
From the WRECK–age, I’ll sur–VIVE
Won’t be BUR–ied while I’m a–LIVE
Every FALL be–comes the REA–son that I CLIMB
[Verse 2 — rapid double-time flow]
(Think “Popular Monster” speed — 8 syllables per bar)
Yeah, I’ve been SPIT–out, CHEW–up, TORN to PIE–ces
Dance with the DE–mons as the FE–ver in–CREASES
I’m not your SAV–ior, I’m not your SAINT
I’m the TRUTH you choke on when the COL–ors fade to PAINT
CHAIN me, BREAK me, still I STAND up TALL
Even if I’ve gotta CRAWL through the FLAMES, I’ll BRAWL
This is my CON–fess–ion, this is my DIS–ease
But I’m BREAK–in’ out the CAGE, and I FI–nal–ly got the KEYS
[Bridge — emotional drop]
I hear the VOI–ces call my NAME
But they don’t OWN me any–MORE
I built my KING–dom out of PAIN
And I’m STRONG–er than be–FORE
[Final Chorus — even bigger impact]
From the WRECK–age, I will RISE
Fire BURN–in’ in my EYES
I’m a SIN–ner, I’m a SAINT, I’m the FEAR you can’t dis–GUISE
From the WRECK–age, I’ll sur–VIVE
Won’t be BUR–ied while I’m a–LIVE
Every SCAR be–comes the REA–son that I FIGHT
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