Verse 1
I hear the whispers in the static
Teeth clenched, hands tied, automatic
They speak in doubt, they feast on fear
But every word just pulls me nearer
Eyes locked forward, spine aligned
I carry scars like battle signs
You tried to bury me in shame
But pressure only feeds the flame
Pre-Chorus (half-time groove)
Every stone you threw
Built the ground I stand on
Every lie you spread
Just taught me how to be strong
Chorus (open chords over polyrhythmic kicks)
I STAND TALL
UNBREAKABLE
Your noise means nothing at all
I STAND TALL
UNSHAKABLE
I rise every time I fall
You wanted me small
I learned to grow
I stand above the undertow
Verse 2 (syncopated, palm-muted riff)
Your eyes track every step I take
Waiting for the moment I break
But I move like time — relentless
No apology, no repentance
I’ve bled through doubt, I’ve paid the cost
I found myself in what I lost
Your hatred is a mirror’s scream
Reflections of what you’ll never be
Pre-Chorus 2
You call it arrogance
I call it self-respect
I don’t bow to voices
That never built a thing
Chorus
I STAND TALL
UNBREAKABLE
Your noise means nothing at all
I STAND TALL
UNSHAKABLE
I rise every time I fall
You wanted me small
I learned to grow
I stand above the undertow
Breakdown (low-string chugs, vocal cadence)
STEP.
ON.
THE.
NECK.
OF.
DOUBT.
I won’t shrink
I won’t bend
I won’t beg
I won’t end
(Dead stop)
LOOK AT ME NOW.
Bridge (ambient cleans → crushing return)
Silence hits harder than your screams
I carve my path between the seams
No crown, no throne, no borrowed pride
Just iron lungs and fire inside
Final Chorus (higher vocal layer + gang shouts)
I STAND TALL
UNBREAKABLE
I wear your hate like armor now
I STAND TALL
UNSHAKABLE
This is my ground — I won’t bow
Outro (polyrhythmic fade, last line shouted)
You tried to cut me down to size…
I GREW.
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