Unbowed

Cracks in the mirror, I stare too long

All these shadows feel so wrong

But silence taught me how to scream

And pain became my only dream

Torn at the edges, frayed by the sound

But I’m still breathing, I won't drown

I, I stand — not falling down

Screaming louder than the underground

Chains can't hold what fire found

I, I stand — not falling down

Ghosts in the static, crawl through my skin

Try to break me from within

But I’ve worn these scars like armor plates

A monument to the battles I face

Flesh and fire, born of the flame

Still I rise, still I remain

I, I stand — not falling down

Screaming louder than the underground

Chains can't hold what fire found

I, I stand — not falling down

Let the sky collapse — I won’t kneel

Let the world forget how I feel

But I am steel.

I. Won’t. Break.

I, I stand — not falling down

(Through the ashes, through the sound)

Screaming louder than the underground

(You can try, but I won't drown)

I, I stand — not falling down

I, I stand…

Not falling… down