(Intro – slow, distorted riff)
Heartbeat fading, still I move
Breathing dust, nothing to prove
They swore I’d fall, swore I’d break
Still dragging life in my wake
(Verse 1)
Ghost in the mirror, eyes sunk deep
Haven’t slept, but I don’t sleep
Every step feels borrowed time
Crossed that line but I’m still mine
Blood on the floor, hands still shake
Pain’s the only deal I take
If this is living on the edge
Then I’ll die standing on it
(Pre-Chorus)
They counted me out and sealed my fate
But I never learned how to stay down and wait
(Chorus)
I’m a dead man walking, but I refuse to fall
Every breath I steal is an answer to it all
They said I was finished, said I’d never return
But I’m still standing here while the world still burns
I’m a dead man walking, yeah, I carry the weight
I survive every second they thought I couldn’t take
(Verse 2)
No light waiting at the end
Just a fight I won’t suspend
Every loss sharpened my teeth
Turned my fear into belief
Back bent low but I don’t kneel
I learned the cost of being real
If I’m cursed to walk this line
Then I’ll own every step of mine
(Pre-Chorus)
I’ve brushed the edge, I’ve seen the end
But I came back breathing again
(Chorus)
I’m a dead man walking, still carving my name
Through the wreckage, through the fire, through the pain
They dug the hole, they swore I’d stay
But I climbed out alive and I walked away
I’m a dead man walking, heart still loud
If this is my end, I’ll face it proud
(Bridge – breakdown, half-time)
No halo
No sign
Just rage keeping rhythm with time
Say I’m done
Say I’m gone
I’ve been dead, but I still walk on
(Guitar Solo – aggressive, emotional)
(Final Chorus – heavier, layered)
I’m a dead man walking, and I won’t apologize
For surviving the nights that were meant to end my life
You can mark my grave, you can speak my name
But I’m still breathing while you fade away
I’m a dead man walking, and I won’t retreat
I was built from the wreckage you couldn’t defeat
(Outro – slow, fading distortion)
Dead man walking
Still breathing
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