[Verse 1 – David:]
Cold iron walls but the fire’s still warm
You dress it like mercy, but I see the form
You build your little kingdom out of broken men
Call it salvation, call it home again
You let me work, let me breathe, let me mend
But chains don’t vanish just because they bend
Every kindness carries teeth underneath
And I won’t forget what you really are, beast
[Pre-Chorus – Mathew:]
You only see the shadow, not the flame
You only hear the whisper, not the name
I was nothing when the sky went black
She gave me something I could take back
[Chorus – Both:]
[Mathew:]
She gave me purpose when I had none
When Prophet left, when the light was gone
You call her monster, I call her truth
She made me stronger, she made me new
[David:]
You call it purpose, I call it chains
Painted gold to hide the stains
She’s still a dragon, don’t lose your head
You’re kneeling to the thing we bled
[Verse 2 – Mathew:]
You don’t remember what it feels like—void
When the thing that chose you just destroys
Prophet left me like I never was
Tell me what that kind of “good” does
She didn’t break me, didn’t twist my will
Just showed me a world that’s standing still
War ends fast when you stop the fight
And follow something that can win it right
[Pre-Chorus – David:]
You’re dressed in faith but it’s just despair
You found a cage and you call it air
She didn’t force you—you ran inside
And now you’re too afraid to see the lie
[Chorus – Both:]
[Mathew:]
She gave me purpose when I had none
When Prophet left, when the light was gone
You call her monster, I call her truth
She made me stronger, she made me new
[David:]
You call it purpose, I call it chains
Painted gold to hide the stains
She’s still a dragon, don’t lose your head
You’re kneeling to the thing we bled
[Bridge – Dark, stripped, almost whispered]
[Mathew:]
She never lied… she never took…
She only gave me back what they forsook
[David:]
She doesn’t need to force your hand
When broken men will choose her plan
[Mathew (rising):]
The war could end if you just see—
[David (cutting in):]
The war ends when we’re finally free
[Final Chorus – layered, intense]
[Mathew:]
She gave me purpose—
[David:]
She gave you chains—
[Mathew:]
She gave me life—
[David:]
She feeds on pain—
[Both (overlapping):]
[Mathew:] I won’t go back to who I was
[David:] You’re losing everything you was
[Mathew:] Let her reign and end the fire
[David:] You’re serving something that devours
[Outro – quiet, chilling]
[Mathew (soft):]
You’ll understand… when there’s nothing left
[David (cold):]
I’d rather lose it all than serve her breath
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