From The Ashes

[Intro — distorted vocals, heartbeat drums]
They thought the story ended…
They thought the lights went out…
Funny thing about fire…
Sometimes it starts underground.

[Verse 1 — rap, dark confidence]
I remember every night I was losing the fight
Talking to the ceiling underneath broken lights
Had a million different reasons just to disappear
But the voice inside my head said “you’re still here”

They only saw the cracks, never saw the foundation
Never saw the comeback growing from frustration
Buried me deep, threw dirt on my name
Didn’t realize they were feeding the flames

I walked through storms that could tear apart steel
Turned fake smiles into something real
Had my back on the ropes, had my knees on the floor
But the old version of me doesn’t live here anymore

[Pre-Chorus — melodic vocals]
I lost myself in the darkness
Just to find out who I am
You thought I turned into nothing…
But nothing became a man

[Chorus — explosive rock hook]
I came back from the ashes
Built a kingdom from the damage
Every scar, every fracture
Turned into another chapter

You can hate what I’ve become
But you can’t undo what I’ve done
I was lost, I was crashing
Now I rise from the ashes

[Post-Chorus — crowd chant]
From the ashes!
(From the ashes!)
I’m alive again!

From the ashes!
(From the ashes!)
This is not the end!

[Verse 2 — faster aggressive rap]
Yeah, look at me now, I survived the collapse
Made a throne out of knives that were stuck in my back
Every enemy waiting for me to fall
Ended up being bricks in the building of my walls

I don’t need revenge, I don’t need your respect
My success is the thing that you’ll never forget
No apologies for who I became
You made the monster, then complained when it changed

Pressure made diamonds, fire made gold
Pain made stories that deserve to be told
You wanted silence, I turned up the sound
Funny how kings can be made underground

[Bridge — quiet piano + emotional vocals]
Dear old me…
I know you were tired
You walked through hell
But you carried the fire

You weren’t broken
You were becoming…
Listen closely…
The future is coming

[Final Chorus — massive guitars, layered vocals]
I came back from the ashes
Built a kingdom from the damage
Every scar, every fracture
Turned into another chapter

You can hate what I’ve become
But you can’t undo what I’ve done
I was lost, I was crashing…
Now I rise from the ashes

[Outro — whispered]
Yesterday I was bleeding out…
Today…
I’m fire.