[Verse 1] I built it brick by broken dream, Stitched my soul in every seam. Stayed up through the silent nights, Trading blood for fragile light. They said the storm would never last, But thunder kissed what I held fast. I dared to hope, I tried to stand— Now I'm staring at the sand. [Chorus] I gave it all, and still it fell, Like screaming prayers into a well. I watched the fire take the land, Now I hold ashes in my hands. Everything I fought to save, Lies in pieces in its grave. Don’t say, “You’ll try again someday”— Some things don’t just wash away. [Verse 2] I carved my name on borrowed time, Paid the price in sweat and rhyme. Built a kingdom, raw and true, But it burned before I knew. The hands I trusted turned away, Or worse, they helped it all decay. I screamed, but no one turned around— Only silence heard the sound. [Chorus] I gave it all, and still it fell, Like screaming prayers into a well. I watched the fire take the land, Now I hold ashes in my hands. Everything I tried to save, Drowned beneath the waves I made. Don’t tell me there’s a higher plan— I’m buried where I used to stand. [Bridge] And maybe one day, I’ll forgive the wind. But tonight, it’s how the story ends. No phoenix rises when the will is gone— Just smoke, and the ghost of a song. [Final Chorus – softer, broken voice] I gave it all, and still it fell… Like a whisper lost in a farewell. I watched the fire take the land, And I still feel the heat in my hands. All the dreams I swore would last— Now just echoes of the past. Don’t say I’ll find another way… Some light just never finds the day.
