⸻ [Intro – low, cold] They call me demon… But I remember being human. ⸻ [Verse 1] I was a kid with my hands in the dirt, Stole medicine, watched my father hurt, They saw a thief, never saw the pain, Never heard the prayers in the pouring rain. Every punch I took carved hate in my skin, World taught me early: mercy don’t win, I begged for life, they answered with chains, So I learned how to breathe through the shame. Then a master saw more than my sins, Gave me discipline, taught me to stand, Said “Strength without honor is empty,” For the first time I felt like a man. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] I thought I escaped the curse of my name, Thought I outran the blood and the blame, But fate don’t forget… And loss don’t play fair. ⸻ [Chorus] I prayed with fists and broken knees, But gods don’t answer men like me, I tried to save what I loved most, Now I’m haunted by every ghost. They call me Upper Rank, carved in fear, But I was human once, I was sincere, If strength is all the world can see, Then weakness buried the rest of me. ⸻ [Verse 2 – aggressive] They poisoned my future, left bodies behind, Teacher, lover, all erased in a night, I snapped — not loud, not slow, I burned the world till my hands went cold. Blood on my knuckles, tears in my chest, I passed the point of forgiveness and rest, When Muzan spoke, I didn’t resist, ‘Cause pain already owned my fist. Immortal body, dead inside, Fighting forever just to feel alive, I hunt the strong ‘cause I hate the weak, ‘Cause weakness is the part of me I can’t defeat. ⸻ [Bridge – quiet, breaking] I still remember her smile in the dark, Still feel the promise etched in my heart, If I stop moving, I start to feel, And feeling reminds me this hell is real. ⸻ [Final Chorus – raw] I never wanted eternity, I wanted peace, simplicity, One small life, one quiet flame, Instead I’m cursed with endless rage. So if I fall by a righteous hand, Don’t call me monster — understand, I didn’t choose this path to be free… I chose it ‘cause I lost everything. ⸻ [Outro – whisper] They fear my strength… But mourn my past. Akaza didn’t lose his heart — The world broke it first.

Akaza (Upper Rank Three)