[Verse 1] They built these walls from fear and lies Fed us silence, called it peace Put our dreams beneath their boots Then wondered why we bared our teeth Every screen a loaded gun Every headline bends the blade But I was not born just to crawl Or disappear afraid [Pre-Chorus] You can chain the fire But the spark still breathes And the storm inside me Will not beg or leave [Chorus] I got iron in my lungs Lightning in my veins Every time they strike me down I rise through the flames I won’t bow I won’t break I refuse to fade away So Let the whole world shake tonight I’m still standing in the fight [Verse 2] They profit from divided hearts Keep us angry, tired, numb Turn the poor against the poor While the wolves count the spoils they’ve won But I can hear the people singing Beneath the static and the grief A million cracked and battered souls Still daring to believe [Pre-Chorus] You can crush the flowers But the roots run deep And the ghosts of dreamers Never truly sleep [Chorus] I got iron in my lungs Lightning in my veins Every time they strike me down I rise through the flames I won’t kneel I won’t choke On the poison that they smoke Let the heavens split apart You’ll won’t ever own my heart [Bridge – half spoken / explosive build] No king. No tyrant. No systems built on fear. Gets to decide Whether I survive this year. I’ve walked through hellfire barefoot With the world against my skin And if this is the end of me— Then watch me charge it grinning. [Final Chorus – huge and emotional] I got iron in my lungs Thunder in my chest Every scar they gave to me Only forged the rest I won’t fall I won’t drown Even with the darkness all around When tomorrow finally comes They will know what we’ve become Determined. Unbroken. Still rising.
