Transcend The Pain

[Intro — atmospheric, distant choir]
I spent my whole life running from the storm…
Until I realized…
I was the lightning.

[Verse 1 — rap, controlled intensity]
I don’t carry my scars, my scars carry me
A roadmap of battles nobody could see
Every heartbreak, every mistake
Was another foundation that wouldn’t break

I was drowning in oceans I learned how to breathe in
Fighting my demons until we were even
Looked in the mirror, saw the enemy’s eyes
Then I shook his hand and we both survived

No more chains from the person I was
No more searching for somebody to trust
I walked through the fire, I walked through the rain
Now even my shadows are chanting my name

[Pre-Chorus — melodic build]
I’m not who I used to be…
That person set me free…

[Chorus — massive guitars + soaring vocals]
I transcend the pain
I became more than the scars on my name
Every tear, every battle, every hurricane
Was just teaching my soul how to break these chains

I transcend the pain
Turned all my darkness into a flame
I don’t run, I don’t hide, I don’t stay the same
I was born when I transcended the pain

[Post-Chorus — arena chant]
Rise!
From everything they tried to destroy!
Rise!
I finally found my voice!

[Verse 2 — faster rap, confident]
I’m not chasing a crown, I became my own kingdom
Don’t need approval, don’t need permission
The old me died but I don’t mourn him
Some things must end for something important

Every “never” became my motivation
Every failure became transformation
They saw an ending, I saw evolution
Built my future from my execution

I’m a phoenix with thunder inside my chest
A warrior finally laying down regrets
The battle was never against the world outside
The final opponent was my own mind

[Bridge — stripped vocals building to scream]
Thank you to the pain that made me stronger…
Thank you to the nights that felt much longer…
Thank you to the scars I tried erasing…
You were proof of the life that I was creating…

(pause)

I’m not surviving anymore…

I’m becoming.

[Final Chorus — full band + choir]
I transcend the pain
I became more than the scars on my name
Every tear, every battle, every hurricane
Was just teaching my soul how to break these chains

I transcend the pain
Turned all my darkness into a flame
The war is over, I’m finally awake
I found myself when I transcended the pain

[Outro — fading heartbeat]
Bleeding…
Burning…
Rising…
Transcending.