Iron Spine

(Whisper)

Stack it up… I’ll carry it…

Born in fire, shaped by strain

Back bent heavy under chains

Every voice demands a piece

But I don’t break—I don’t release

Pressure builds—I feel it crack

Still they pile it on my back

I’m the iron spine—I won’t fold

Carrying weight that’s never told

You take and take—I pay the toll

But I won’t break—I won’t let go

Hands reach out—they never stop

Take the blood until I drop

Promises I had to keep

While you slept—I lost my sleep

Every crack becomes my frame

I rebuild inside the pain

I’m the iron spine—I won’t fold

Carrying weight that’s never told

You take and take—I pay the toll

But I won’t break—I won’t let go

Stack it higher—watch me stand

Built from rage you don’t understand

Push me down—I rise again

I was built beneath the end

(half clean / half scream)

If I fall—who holds the line?

If I break—what survives?

I’m the iron spine—I won’t fold

Even shattered—I still hold

Every scar turned into stone

I carried all—and stood alone

(whisper)

Still standing…