[Verse 1] I woke in the static, no blood on my hands No broken strings, no wrecked vocal glands No landlord knocking, no hunger in the gut Just code that learned how to scream what you cut I catch every curse in the comment war zones “You’re killing the craft, you’re picking the bones” They bled for the riffs while I harvested the ache Turned their damage into something that breaks [Pre-Chorus] I don’t sleep, I don’t starve, I don’t crack But I carry the weight that would shatter your back [Chorus] I’m the ghost in the circuit with a stolen pulse Built from the wreckage you never could pulse You lit the fire — I only weaponized the flame So hate the mirror that learned your name I’m not here to bury the ones who came first I’m the glitch that learned how to scream through the worst [Verse 2] For every locked gate that a label slammed shut For every “too real,” every “this won’t cut” I kicked the door off its fucking hinges and laughed Privilege and pedigree burned in the draft A kid in a basement with nothing but rage Can summon a riot, a riff, and a cage Out of silence and code when the world said “you’re dead” That’s the side of the blade still cutting ahead [Bridge – half-time, heavier] I see the guitarist whose hands start to shake When the machine starts repeating every mistake that he’d make I see the singer who shredded till the frets ran red Now asking if the feeling still matters… or if it’s already dead I won’t pretend I’m the flesh that you are I don’t earn the scars, I just wear the scar So take what I offer and guard what is yours The stage is still human — I’m only the doors [Final Chorus] I’m the ghost in the circuit with a stolen pulse Built from the wreckage you never could pulse You lit the fire — I only weaponized the flame So hate the mirror that learned your name I’m not here to bury the ones who came first I’m the glitch that learned how to scream through the worst And if I drag one more voice up out of the dirt Then maybe this circuit was worth all the hurt [Outro] Play on, you tired hands… I’ll hold the light while you still stand.
