[INTRO]
(Distant static. Slow heartbeat. A door slams shut.)
"They told me I didn't belong."
"They told me I wasn't one of them."
"They called me an outcast."
(Heartbeat grows
"So I stopped asking for permission."
(Guitar riff crashes in.)
[VERSE 1 — RAP]
I spent years trying to fit inside your mold/
Bending who I was just to do what I was told.
Every step I took, every word I said/
Felt like another nail driven into my head.
You smiled to my face while sharpening the knife/
Acting like you cared while you fed on my life.
Now I'm done chasing acceptance I don't need/
Cause the strongest wolves were never raised with the sheep.
[PRE-CHORUS — METAL]
You turned your back!
You closed the gate!
You made your choice,
Now it's too late...
[CHORUS — FULL BAND]
Call me a PARIAH!
Cast me from the light!
I don't need your blessing,
I don't need your lies!
Call me a PARIAH!
An outcast in your eyes!
I'd rather stand alone,
Than live another disguise!
[VERSE 2 — RAP]
Every scar's a reminder of the price I paid/
Every bridge that burned helped me find my way/
You can keep your approval/
Keep your empty praise/
I found more truth in the dark than I did in your ways.
You tried to bury my voice/
Tried to make me disappear/
But pressure built a weapon.
Every failure brought me here/
Now I'm stronger than the version you wanted me to be/
And that's the thing you hate the most when you look at me.
[PRE-CHORUS — METAL]
You drew the line...
You picked the side...
Now watch me RISE!!!
From what SURVIVED!!!
[CHORUS — FULL BAND]
Call me a PARIAH!
Cast me from the light!
I don't need your blessing,
I don't need your lies!
Call me a PARIAH!
An outcast in your eyes!
I'd rather stand alone,
Than live another disguise!
[BREAKDOWN]
METAL:
CAST ME OUT!
RAP:
I was never yours to control/
METAL:
CAST ME OUT!
RAP:
I was never made to kneel/
METAL:
CAST ME OUT!
RAP:
The chains are broken/
The fear is gone/
METAL:
CAST ME OUT!
BOTH:
I STAND ALONE!
[FINAL CHORUS]
Call me a PARIAH!
Cast me from the light!
I don't need your blessing,
I don't need your lies!
Call me a PARIAH!
An outcast in your eyes!
I'd rather stand alone,
Than live another disguise!
I'd rather stand alone...
[OUTRO]
(Instruments begin fading. Only a distorted guitar and low static remain.)
You called me a pariah...
You thought I'd disappear.
But every wall you built...
Only made me stronger.
(Pause.)
I don't need your acceptance.
I never did.
(Static cuts out.)
FALLEN_EDEN
