NO MERCY by AshesofEden - Zona

NO MERCY by AshesofEden - Zona

Lyrics

[Intro]

Static in the air, feel the pressure rise

Shadows crawl slow under flicker lights

Every breath tastes like rust and smoke

This is the moment the silence broke

[Verse 1]

Ash in the air, hear the city breathe

Promises rot underneath our feet

Hands on the wheel, eyes wide awake

Every rule bends when survival’s at stake

Built from nights that never end

Trust turned thin, then snapped again

Every warning carved in stone

Taught me how to stand alone

[Verse 2]

Branded by the weight of days

Carried the blame, wore the rage

If this road only leads through hell

Then I’ll walk it and know it well

Knuckles split, still holding on

Learned real quick who was never strong

I don’t hide from what I’ve seen

I don’t wash my hands clean

[Pre-Chorus]

I’ve learned the cost of holding back

I’ve learned the sound of a spine that cracks

[Chorus]

When the night closes in and the truth cuts deep

I don’t beg, I don’t bargain, I don’t need relief

Every scar I own, every debt I’ve paid

I stand my ground — I show no mercy

[Post-Chorus]

(no mercy — instrumental hit)

[Verse 3]

Built a cage out of good intent

Called it order, called it sense

They preach peace with a loaded hand

Draw the line, then demand I stand

Taught to kneel, taught to obey

Smile through the rot, look away

I read between every lie

Saw the hunger in their eyes

[Verse 4]

I’ve watched faith turn into control

Watched wolves wear halos of gold

If you think I’ll fold, think twice

I’ve already paid the price

Pressure stacking, skin pulled tight

Every step’s a measured fight

I don’t need a crown or throne

Just a path I call my own

[Pre-Chorus]

Pressure talks, and I listen well

I’ve been forged in the jaws of hell

[Chorus]

When the night closes in and the truth cuts deep

I don’t beg, I don’t bargain, I don’t need relief

Every scar I own, every debt I’ve paid

I stand my ground — I show no mercy

[Guitar Solo – melodic lead → fast runs → dive bombs]

(guitar solo)

(bending notes, sustained leads)

(then chaotic shred with heavy rhythm underneath)

[Bridge – quiet, ominous]

This isn’t hate

This is resolve

A final line

I won’t dissolve

Every breath I ever bled

Every word I never said

Built the spine you tried to bend

This is where it ends

[Breakdown – slow, crushing]

You pushed

I endured

You broke

I endured

Now the fear you fed to me

Is the weight you can’t outrun

I don’t swing first

I swing last

I don’t forget

The past

[Final Chorus]

When the ground starts shaking under your feet

And the lies fall dead in the street

I won’t flinch, I won’t fade

I earned every step I’ve made

This is strength you can’t undo

This is truth cutting through

I stand my ground — I show no mercy

[Outro]

No mercy for the hollow threat

No mercy for the debts you left

I walk away, still standing free

No mercy — only clarity