[Intro]
Out the smoke
Out the scarred sky
Thought I died there
Guess that was a lie (yeah)
[Verse 1]
They buried me deep, I been breathing in dust
Turned every cut on my knuckles to rust
Now it’s gold on the wounds, I been bleeding enough
Turn the ache into armor, that’s belief, that’s trust
I was chained to the shame that they gave me as gifts
Heavy crown made of stone when they placed it, it slipped
Now it’s welded to my will, I ain’t taking it off
Let it dig into my skin when I’m shaking it off
I was prey in the dark, heard teeth in the grass
Every rumor, every dagger, every laugh in the back
Now it’s eyes in the flame when I stare at the past
And a growl in my chest when I’m tearing it back (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m the phoenix in the furnace, lion in the war
Claws in the dirt, wings cut, still I soar
Crawled from the cinders to kick down the door
Made from the fire and the fight and the floor
Roaring from the rubble, I was built from the burn
Every scar that they gave me had to twist, had to turn
Now I rise, now I rise, hear the sky get torn
I’m the ash that remembers, I’m the crown reborn (crown reborn)
[Verse 2]
Used to beg for a seat, now I drag in a throne
Over flagstones cracked where they left me alone
Took the doubt, made a pelt, now it hangs from my shoulders
Every “never” that they whispered turned me colder, then bolder
I been walking with the ghosts of the kid I was
Telling him “they ain’t your gods, they just living off buzz”
Had to chew on the hurt till it tasted like steel
Had to starve every fear till it faded, went still
Now it’s blaze in my breath, every step is a threat
Every loss that I took was a debt they forget
I collect when I flex, when I step through the gate
Hear the tremor in the ground, that’s the echo of fate (hey)
[Chorus]
I’m the phoenix in the furnace, lion in the war
Claws in the dirt, wings cut, still I soar
Crawled from the cinders to kick down the door
Made from the fire and the fight and the floor
Roaring from the rubble, I was built from the burn
Every scar that they gave me had to twist, had to turn
Now I rise, now I rise, hear the sky get torn
I’m the ash that remembers, I’m the crown reborn (reborn)
[Bridge]
Who am I now?
Not the broken, not the used
I’m the answer to the question
Of what pain can fuse
Feathers on fire
Teeth in the storm
Heart like a furnace
Hands redrawn (woah)
[Chorus]
I’m the phoenix in the furnace, lion in the war
Claws in the dirt, wings cut, still I soar
Crawled from the cinders to kick down the door
Made from the fire and the fight and the floor
Roaring from the rubble, I was built from the burn
Every scar that they gave me had to twist, had to turn
Now I rise, now I rise, hear the sky get torn
I’m the ash that remembers, I’m the crown reborn (crown reborn)