Flames

[Intro]
Ever stare through the mirror’s glass
And ask the ghost staring back,
“Is this the dream that I built or broke?”
Childhood’s halo now tangled in smoke.

[Verse 1]
I painted stars on ceilings I can’t reach,
Taught my fears the lessons my parents preached.
My idols wore their failure like skin,
I tried it on — it fit too thin.
I carved ambition into sand,
Watched the tide erase my plans.
Every promise I made turned to static,
The sound of hope gone erratic.

[Pre-Chorus]
Chasing phantoms in the rearview sky,
Every reflection asks me why.
[Chorus – Clean + Screamed Vocals]
I’m burning alive in a flame that won’t die!
 It feeds on the doubts I try to deny!
 Vision blurred through borrowed eyes,
 Truth hides where my future lies!

[Verse 2]
Most people see a road, I see a maze,
Maze! Maze!
Every turn another phase.
 I’m walking blind with borrowed light,
Still chasing dreams that died mid-flight!
I wanted to be the man I adored!
Now I’m the echo — the closing door!
Build it, break it, build again!
 The fire feeds where my hope ends!

[Bridge]
 Life feels lighter when it’s slipping away,
Fear keeps my shadow from fading to gray.
Every dream’s a tongue that bites,
Still I whisper through sleepless nights.
The path I paved was never mine!
The detour’s become divine!

[Final Chorus]
I’m burning alive in the flame that wouldn’t die!
Fed it with truth — fed it with lies!
Can’t find peace through the lenses I wear,
Maybe blindness means I still care!

[Outro]
Maybe I’ll never be who I planned,
But the ashes still dance in my hand.
If failure’s the fire that keeps me warm,
Then I’ll burn — and be reborn

Swancore, post-hardcore, emocore