(Verse 1 - Pop/Melodic Rock)
A shadow in the doorway, a monster made of man
A silence you imposed with a five-year-old's hand
The nights were long and stolen, the days just blurred and ran
I built my walls in secret, the best a child can
You drew a map of terror on this skin I call my own
And planted seeds of hatred in a heart you turned to stone
(Pre-Chorus - Building Intensity)
Every whisper was a prison, every threat a chain
But a tiny spark of defiance started screaming in the rain
You said the world would break if I ever told a soul...
...But you never thought that I'd be the one to take control.
**(Chorus - Heavy Metal)**
WELL, LOOK AT ME NOW!
I'M SCREAMING IT OUT LOUD!
THE GHOST YOU MADE IS BURIED
BENEATH A SHROUD OF PROUD!
YOU TOOK MY YOUTH, YOU STOLE MY TRUST
AND GROUND IT IN THE DIRT!
BUT YOUR SILENT WEAPON'S BROKEN
AND IT'S YOU WHO'S LEFT TO HURT!
THIS IS MY RECKONING!
**(Verse 2 - Pop/Melodic Rock)**
Thirteen years I carried the poison in my veins
Living out the echo of your violent, selfish strains
I see the cracks of weakness now, behind the rage and gall
You're not a giant anymore, you're just pathetic, small
The courtroom's just a formality, the truth you can't outrun
'Cause the final sentence happened when I chose to be the one.
**(Pre-Chorus - Building Intensity, Even Stronger)**
Your warnings turned to ashes, your power turned to dust!
This phoenix isn't burning, she's built of righteous disgust!
You said the world would break if I ever told a soul...
...BUT I AM THE WORLD, AND I'M TAKING BACK CONTROL!
**(Chorus - Heavy Metal)**
LOOK AT ME NOW!
I'M SCREAMING IT OUT LOUD!
THE GHOST YOU MADE IS BURIED
BENEATH A SHROUD OF PROUD!
YOU TOOK MY YOUTH, YOU STOLE MY TRUST
AND GROUND IT IN THE DIRT!
BUT YOUR SILENT WEAPON'S BROKEN
AND IT'S YOU WHO'S LEFT TO HURT!
THIS IS MY RECKONING!
**(Bridge - Ambient/Heavy)**
I don't want your apology, it's hollow and it's cheap.
I don't want your existence, a memory I keep.
This isn't for your punishment, it isn't for your ears.
This is for the little girl who conquered all her fears.
This is the closing of the tomb, the ending of the ache...
...The sound of my own freedom, for my own damn sake.
I. AM. FREE.
From the chains you wrapped around me.
I. AM. WHOLE.
Despite the parts you tried to steal.
I. AM. STANDING.
On the rubble that you made.
And I. AM. NEVER.
EVER.
Going to be your victim again.
