Forged in the Flame

Verse 1

Eighteen years and a restless heart,

Learned too fast how the hard world starts.

Sirens sang lullabies at night,

Dreams held tight in a clenched fist fight.

Mama prayed while the lights stayed on,

Daddy said, “Son, you gotta be strong.”

I wore my pain like a second skin,

Didn’t know then what it was building in me.

Pre-Chorus

They said, “This road will break your will,”

But they never saw the fire stand still.

Chorus

I was young and wild, baptized by pain,

But the scars didn’t steal my name.

Every hard night, every desperate plea,

Was shaping the man I was meant to be.

I didn’t run, I didn’t hide,

I walked through hell with my head held high.

What tried to bury me set me free—

I was forged in the fire of my youth and pain.

Verse 2

Learned the cost of a bad decision,

Learned the weight of a broken system.

Friends fell hard, some never came back,

Some gave up hope, some lost track.

I stood on edges I shouldn’t know,

Tasted fear before I learned to grow.

But every fall taught me how to stand,

Every closed door taught me who I am.

Pre-Chorus

I ain’t proud of every mile I ran,

But I’m grateful for the ground I stand.

Chorus

I was young and wild, baptized by pain,

But the fire didn’t drive me insane.

Every hard truth, every sleepless night,

Was carving courage in my life.

I didn’t break, I didn’t fold,

I carried the weight till it made me bold.

What tried to crush me gave me clarity—

I was forged in the fire of who I’d be.

Bridge (half-time, emotional)

If youth is where the wounds begin,

It’s also where the healing wins.

I took the hits, I learned the cost,

I found my way through what I lost.

Breakdown (spoken / raw)

I wasn’t ruined…

I was being built.

Final Chorus (big, anthemic)

I was young and scarred, but still alive,

Still chasing truth, still learning why.

Every broken piece, every fight inside,

Was shaping the man I carry with pride.

I don’t curse the road that tested me,

It showed me who I was born to be.

From the ashes of my younger days,

I rose up forged… forged in the flame.

Outro (slow resolve)

The pain didn’t define my life…

It prepared me for it.