[Verse 1]
I’ve been pacing in a cage
Same four thoughts, same rage
Every shadow wearing my face
Every doubt screaming, “you’re replaced”
Sleep is a battlefield, steel in my teeth
Nightmares crawling up under my sheets
Tried to medicate the noise, still loud
Tried to hide the hurt, still proud
[Pre-Chorus]
Who am I
When the smoke won’t clear?
If I burn
Will I disappear?
[Chorus]
I walked through the fire in my head
Came out glowing, came out red
All of my scars turned armor instead
I was broken, now I’m forged, I’m forged
You threw me in the flames again
Thought I’d crack, thought that was the end
Now every ember’s a blade I defend
I was broken, now I’m forged, I’m forged
[Verse 2]
Voices in my brain talk slick
Telling me I’m too far gone, “that’s it”
But I bit back, bled back, didn’t quit
Turned every “you can’t” to a “watch this”
Caught in a crossfire, me versus me
Ash on my lungs, but I still breathe
I’m the match and the gasoline
I’m the burn and the new machine
[Pre-Chorus]
Who am I
If I never bleed?
If I don’t
Walk through my own heat?
[Chorus]
I walked through the fire in my head
Came out glowing, came out red
All of my scars turned armor instead
I was broken, now I’m forged, I’m forged
You threw me in the flames again
Thought I’d crack, thought that was the end
Now every ember’s a blade I defend
I was broken, now I’m forged, I’m forged
[Breakdown]
[Beat drops to sub-bass and distant vocal]
Turn the panic into power (power)
Turn the voices into vows (into vows)
If I gotta fall this hour
I’ll stand taller from the ground (get up now)
[Chorus]
I walked through the fire in my head
Came out glowing, came out red
All of my scars turned armor instead
I was broken, now I’m forged, I’m forged (yeah)
You threw me in the flames again
Thought I’d crack, thought that was the end
Now every ember’s a blade I defend
I was broken, now I’m forged, I’m forged (I’m forged)