Prompt / Lyrics
Intro – clean guitar, distant piano, low ambient swell (whispered) I remember the weight… I remember the silence… But I’m still here… Verse 1 – soft, aching I carried shadows no one could see Buried the pain so it wouldn’t bury me Smiled through fractures, learned how to pretend But the cracks in my soul wouldn’t ever mend Every word cut deeper than the last Echoes of a broken past I wore the scars like chains on my skin Fighting a war I could never win Pre-Chorus – rising tension But somewhere in the wreckage of me A whisper called from underneath… Chorus – powerful, emotional, distorted guitars swell I won’t stay buried in the hurt I’ve known Won’t build my life from broken bones Through the ashes, through the flame I’m not who I was in all that pain I feel it rise… a light in me Breaking chains I couldn’t see From the darkness, I reclaim Hope is calling out my name Verse 2 – building intensity I traced the wounds back to their start Every fracture mapped across my heart But healing don’t come from running away It’s facing the night and choosing to stay I stood where fear had made its home But I refused to die alone Every tear became a spark Lighting fires inside the dark Pre-Chorus – stronger, defiant And now that whisper turns to sound A heartbeat rising from the ground… Chorus – bigger, layered vocals I won’t stay buried in the hurt I’ve known Won’t build my life from broken bones Through the ashes, through the flame I’m not who I was in all that pain I feel it rise… a light in me Breaking chains I couldn’t see From the darkness, I reclaim Hope is calling out my name Bridge – stripped, haunting → explosive (soft, almost spoken) You tried to write my ending in the dark… But you forgot… I was built to survive the fire… (clean guitar picking) Every scar is proof I made it through Every breath, a chance to start anew (heavy drop, screamed backing vocals underneath clean lead) I AM NOT THE PAIN YOU LEFT IN ME I AM MORE THAN WHAT I USED TO BE Breakdown – heavy, rhythmic, chugging guitars Let it burn — what held me down Let it fall — I’m rising now No more chains, no more lies I see hope through open eyes Final Chorus – soaring, anthemic I won’t stay buried in the hurt I’ve known Won’t build my life from broken bones Through the ashes, through the flame I’ve become more than my pain I feel it rise… a light in me Finally I can breathe From the darkness, I reclaim Hope was never far away Outro – fading clean guitar, soft vocal (quiet) I remember the hurt… But it don’t own me now… Through the ashes… I rise…
Tags
folk, Progressive power metal meets melancholy alt-metal. Slow-burn intro on solo sad piano, joined by roomy, downtuned
Duration
6:11
Instrumental
No
Created
3/26/2026