Verse 1
I’ve been dragging these chains through the back of my mind,
Bottle on the counter like a clock, killing time.
Every night I swear I’ll drown the ghost in my skin,
But every sunrise finds me right where I’ve been.
Walls start talking when the whiskey runs low,
Telling me the secrets that I don’t wanna know.
The mirror shows a stranger with a vacant stare,
Man, I swear I’m dying slow just breathing this air.
Pre-Chorus
But I’m tired of the silence,
Tired of the burn—
Tired of giving every demon
One more turn.
Chorus
I crawled through the fire and shattered the glass,
Felt the whole damn world try to break my back.
But I clawed my way out of the shadows at last—
I was born in the darkness, now I’m done with the past.
Raise up the wreckage, watch me let it go—
I’m breaking the curse, and I’m taking control.
Verse 2
My heartbeat’s pounding like a war in my chest,
Every memory screaming that I’ll never find rest.
Sip after sip I watched my whole world fade,
Turned my hopes into ashes that the bottle made.
Cold nights cut like a razor on bone,
I was one more drink from sinking down alone.
But a spark hit the ruin where my faith was thin—
And the flame that saved me started deep within.
Pre-Chorus
I’m done being haunted,
Done being used—
Done letting sorrow
Pick and choose.
Chorus
I crawled through the fire and shattered the glass,
Felt the whole damn world try to break my back.
But I clawed my way out of the shadows at last—
I was born in the darkness, now I’m done with the past.
Raise up the wreckage, watch me let it go—
I’m breaking the curse, and I’m taking control.
Bridge (Cornell-style lift)
I screamed at the heavens,
“Won’t you give me a sign?”
And the echo hit back,
“Your strength was always mine.”
Yeah, I bled for the sunrise,
But I learned through the pain—
Even broken wings
Can rise again.
Final Chorus
I crawled through the fire and shattered the glass,
No more circling death, no more falling fast.
I’m standing here now with the light on my back—
I buried the darkness, and I’m not looking back.
Raise up the wreckage, let the whole world know—
You can’t kill a soul
That refuses to let go.