BELIEVE IN THE SCARS by DeadButDreaming - Zona

BELIEVE IN THE SCARS by DeadButDreaming - Zona

Lyrics

[Intro – distant choir + distortion swell]

I spent my life waiting for a sign…

Turns out the fire was always mine.

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[Verse 1 – low growl / chugging riff]

I gave my hope to empty hands,

Prayed to voices that never answered back.

I followed shadows, trusted crowns of thorns,

Bled for lies I didn’t even ask for.

Every time I fell to my knees,

I was begging something else to save me,

Didn’t know the strength I needed

Was staring back when I hated me.

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[Pre-Chorus – tension build]

I stopped looking up to the sky,

When I realized I survived every night.

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[Chorus – HUGE, anthemic]

I DON’T NEED A SAVIOR

I DON’T NEED A SIGN

I FOUND MY FAITH

WHEN I STOOD UP AND FOUGHT FOR MY LIFE

THEY SAID I’D BREAK

BUT I’M STILL STANDING TALL

I BELIEVE IN THE SCARS

’CAUSE I EARNED THEM ALL

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[Verse 2 – faster, angrier]

I wore the guilt like a second skin,

Let my past decide the shape I’m in.

Tried to drown the voice inside my head,

But it screamed the truth every time I bled.

I was searching for forgiveness,

In places that only dealt in shame,

Then I learned survival isn’t sinful—

It’s proof I lived through the flames.

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[Pre-Chorus – clean + scream trade]

I don’t bow to fear anymore,

I’ve walked through hell and found my core.

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[Chorus – repeat, bigger]

I DON’T NEED A SAVIOR

I DON’T NEED A SIGN

I FOUND MY FAITH

WHEN I STOOD UP AND FOUGHT FOR MY LIFE

THEY SAID I’D BREAK

BUT I’M STILL STANDING TALL

I BELIEVE IN THE SCARS

’CAUSE I EARNED THEM ALL

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[Breakdown – slow, crushing]

NO ALTAR

NO THRONE

I BUILT THIS STRENGTH

ON MY OWN

(pause)

IF I FALL AGAIN

I’LL RISE AGAIN

MY BELIEF IS BULLETPROOF

AND BORN FROM PAIN

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[Bridge – emotional, melodic]

I was never lost—

Just buried underneath the doubt,

Now I wear my name like armor,

And I won’t bow.

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[Final Chorus – layered vocals, screams under cleans]

I DON’T NEED A SAVIOR

I DON’T NEED A SIGN

I FOUND MY FAITH

WHEN I TOOK BACK WHAT’S MINE

LET THEM JUDGE

LET THEM TALK

LET IT ALL COLLIDE

I BELIEVE IN THE SCARS

THEY KEPT ME ALIVE

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[Outro – stripped, then full hit]

I’m not saved—

I’m self-made.