[Verse 1]
Bruises bloom beneath the skin
Like poison roses closing in
Every hallway felt like war
Every lock another door
You said my silence kept me safe
But fear became the air I breathed
Hands like chains around my throat
Still somehow I never broke
[Pre-Chorus]
You tried to carve your name in me
Left your ghosts beneath my teeth
But I survived the wreckage whole
You never touched my soul
[Chorus]
I am the fire you couldn’t kill
The heartbeat screaming louder still
Dragged through hell, I crawled back clean
From bloodstained nights and shattered dreams
You left scars, but scars don’t kneel
Ashes don’t bleed
And neither will I
[Verse 2]
Different faces, same cold eyes
Predators wrapped in disguise
Every “no” ignored like smoke
Every promise turned to rot
I carried shame that wasn’t mine
Buried it beneath my spine
But shame decays when truth is known
Now I stand in skin and bone
[Pre-Chorus]
You wanted me afraid forever
A body built to break under pressure
But I became the storm instead
A voice raised from the dead
[Chorus]
I am the fire you couldn’t kill
The heartbeat screaming louder still
Dragged through hell, I crawled back clean
From bloodstained nights and shattered dreams
You left scars, but scars don’t kneel
Ashes don’t bleed
And neither will I
[Bridge]
I hear the younger me still crying in the dark
Counting every crack inside a broken heart
So I’ll become the shelter I was never given
A war-born soul learning how to live again
[Breakdown]
You took and took and took from me
But there’s one thing you’ll never see—
A victim buried underneath
I dug her out
I gave her teeth
[Final Chorus and Outro]
I am the fire you couldn’t kill
A thousand wounds and standing still
You tried to drown me in your shame
But I survived and spoke my name
No more fear for you to steal
Ashes don’t bleed
And neither will I
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