[Intro – Clean, distant]
I tried to bury the past in the dirt
But the dirt kept screaming my name
(Drop hits)
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[Verse 1 – Aggressive]
I’ve been crawling through the wreckage
Of every promise I broke
Every night I taste the damage
Every word still cuts my throat
Built a home out of regret
Slept with ghosts inside my head
Every mirror shows a war
I don’t recognize myself anymore
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[Pre-Chorus – Rising]
But I’m done bleeding for forgiveness
I’m done begging just to breathe
If I’m standing in the fire
Then the fire answers to me
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[Chorus – Anthem / Clean + Grit]
I was BUILT FROM THE RUINS
From the ash and the pain
Every scar tried to kill me
But it sharpened the blade
I don’t pray for salvation
I survived my own hell
I was built from the ruins
And I wear it like a crown
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[Verse 2 – Heavier]
I cut ties with my reflection
Fed the doubt to the dark
Let the hate teach me lessons
Let the fall leave its mark
They said “stay in your place”
I said “watch me escape”
I don’t need their permission
I don’t bow to the weight
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[Pre-Chorus – Half scream]
I stopped asking for mercy
From a world that never cared
If I’m walking through the fire
Then I’ll drag it fucking there
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[Chorus – Full power]
I was BUILT FROM THE RUINS
From the ash and the pain
Every scar tried to kill me
But it sharpened the blade
I don’t pray for salvation
I survived my own hell
I was built from the ruins
And I wear it like a crown
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[Bridge – Breakdown + Spoken/Scream]
You don’t get to tell me who I am
When you never bled where I stand
I carved my name into the dark
With shaking hands and a feral heart
(Breakdown)
LEFT FOR DEAD
BUT I CRAWLED BACK
TEETH BARED
NO APOLOGIES
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[Final Chorus – Bigger / Layered]
I was BUILT FROM THE RUINS
I didn’t break, I became
Every loss lit the fuse
Every wound fed the flame
I don’t kneel for redemption
I don’t need to be saved
I was built from the ruins
And I’m still fucking standing
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[Outro – Clean, haunting]
Dead but dreaming
Still breathing through the smoke
DeadButDreaming
