Verse 1
I’ve been pointing at the world with a loaded hand
Blaming every crack on shifting sand
Screaming at the sky like it owed me grace
While I spit my poison in my own kid’s face
Yeah I wore my pain like a badge of pride
Let it justify the beast inside
But every scar I never faced
Turned into the mess they had to taste
Pre-Chorus
No more hiding in the shadows of my doubt
No more letting all the weakest parts leak out
Chorus
Look in the mirror — say my name
I am the fire, I am the blame
No one’s coming to clean this slate
I decide what I create
If they’re gonna stand, then I stand first
Break this cycle, stop the curse
We don’t fall apart — we reinforce
Own the damage. Change the course.
Verse 2
They’re watching how I take a hit
Whether I fold or rise from it
Every slammed door, every lie
Teaches them how to survive
Strength ain’t screaming, strength is still
Holding ground against your will
It’s saying “I was wrong” out loud
Without collapsing in the crowd
Pre-Chorus
Accountability cuts like a blade
But it builds the spine that never fades
Chorus
Look in the mirror — no disguise
Face the wreckage in my eyes
If I want them hard, I live it out
Not just bark it, not just shout
We are the line between divide
We are the ones who choose the side
We don’t wait for change to start
We carve it out — heart to heart
Bridge (Disturbed-style rhythmic chant feel)
Stand up.
Own it.
Stand up.
Control it.
No victim crown.
No sacred lies.
No passing off what’s mine.
Stand firm.
Hold fast.
Build something that lasts.
Breakdown (FFDP punch)
This is the moment.
This is the shift.
No more excuses.
No more drift.
We raise them stronger than we were —
Or we become the failure.
Final Chorus (bigger, layered harmonies)
Look in the mirror — don’t look away
The future’s written by what I say
If I want them brave, I show restraint
Turn my weakness into strength
We don’t divide — we fortify
Shoulder to shoulder, unified
Generation to generation force —
Own the damage. Change the course.
Outro (Staind-style quiet grit)
It starts with me…
It starts tonight…
No more blame…
Just do what’s right.
DIII