[Verse 1 — MEMPHIS RAP / low, cold, rhythmic] The roots crawl up my spine, whisperin’ what I used to be, Old ghosts in the marrow tryna lock the breath in me. Cracks start sparkin’, feel the fire waking in the clay— If the past wanna claim me, better learn I don’t obey. Creepin’ through the shadows where the dead still talk, Tryna drag me to the dirt, tryna chain my walk. But I rise from the rot, let the sickness decay— Ain’t no demon in my blood gonna make me stay. [Pre‑Chorus — half‑sung / rising grit] Shadows circle like they know my name, Clawing at the edges of the life I’ve remade. I’ve tasted ruin, I’ve walked through decay— Now I’m carving out the sickness, ripping all the rot away. [Chorus — FULL SCREAM / wide, open vowels] I TEAR THE ROT AWAY — LET THE DARKNESS FALL BEHIND EVERY ECHO TRIES TO BIND ME BUT IT SHATTERS WHEN I RISE THE SHADOWS DRAG THEIR STORIES, TRYNA CHAIN ME TO THE PAST BUT I BURN THROUGH EVERY WHISPER — AND I NEVER LOOK BACK [Verse 2 — MEMPHIS RAP / darker, faster cadence] The night bends at my footsteps like it fears what I’ve become, A pilgrim forged in torment, crowned in battles never won. Memories stalkin’ me, venom drippin’ from the seams— But I’m done bein’ haunted by the ruins of old dreams. Let the past keep talkin’, I ain’t listenin’ no more, Kick the rot out my ribs, leave it rotting on the floor. I’m the blade in the dusk, I’m the break in the plague— Every shadow in my path ’bout to learn I don’t fade. [Pre‑Chorus — whispered → rising grit] Shadows circle like they know my name, Clawing at the edges of the life I’ve remade. I’ve tasted ruin, I’ve walked through decay— Now I’m carving out the sickness, ripping all the rot away. [Chorus — FULL SCREAM] I TEAR THE ROT AWAY — LET THE DARKNESS FALL BEHIND EVERY ECHO TRIES TO BIND ME BUT IT SHATTERS WHEN I RISE THE SHADOWS DRAG THEIR STORIES, TRYNA CHAIN ME TO THE PAST BUT I BURN THROUGH EVERY WHISPER — AND I NEVER LOOK BACK [Bridge — whisper → scream eruption] Let the old world crumble… let the dead weight fade… I’m a blade in the twilight… cutting through the plague… If the shadows want a war… they can meet me in the flame— I’VE REWRITTEN MY OWN PROPHECY — IT WON’T BE THEIRS TO CLAIM [Final Chorus — SCREAM + layered grit] I TEAR THE ROT AWAY — LET THE DARKNESS FALL BEHIND EVERY ECHO TRIES TO BIND ME BUT IT SHATTERS WHEN I RISE THE SHADOWS DRAG THEIR STORIES, TRYNA CHAIN ME TO THE PAST BUT I BURN THROUGH EVERY WHISPER — AND I NEVER LOOK BACK
