[Verse 1] Bad wind still howlin’ at my back But I'm not bendin’ to the black They carved a number in my skin Didn’t know what they let in Thirteen burned beneath thy throat Wasn’t curse — was death’s own note Every scar they meant to brand Turned to left in my hand [Pre-Chorus] They said I’d drown in what I’d done But I walked straight into the sun [Chorus] Thirteen — I shed that skin Thirteen — let the red begin No more ghost beneath my name I am not the mark of shame Thirteen — I break the chain Turn that loss to living flame [Verse 2] They gave us numbers, took our name Built their walls and called it blame But I was born where silence breaks Where the sleeping spirit awakes Played my shadow face to face Sat with devils, gave ’em space Found the wound beneath the sin Found the child I’d buried in [Bridge – Slow / Spoken Grit] Black ink itching in the night Turns to pulse beneath the light What they called bad luck De bone Is of seed they never owned [Final Chorus – Lift] Thirteen — no grave, no chain Thirteen — I rise through pain Wind behind me now don’t shove It’s the breath of below as above Thirteen — not cursed, not torn Thirteen — I was reborn [Outro- dark straight beat]
