Verse 1 I wear no crown, no banner in the wind Just scars that prove I chose to stay and stand The world won’t kneel, it’s calling out for help And I listen, even when it breaks me down No oath at all, no altar made of stone Just one decision when the others run I don’t wear my code upon my skin It’s in my blood, it keeps me moving on Pre-Chorus When the night demands its price And courage starts to fade I don’t turn away Not because I’m forced— Because I know the way Chorus I won’t fall to my knees I won’t bow, I won’t break I hold the line When everything’s burning down My voice is not a prayer My wrath is not in vain I stand between you and the abyss And I won’t be afraid Verse 2 They call it strength when you prevail I call it strength when you remain When truth cuts deep like salt in wounds And still you speak it out I raise no blade for praise or gain Only when silence would betray When innocence is crushed below And no one else will care Pre-Chorus 2 I know the cost of honesty I know the taste of hate But I don’t aim my fire At names— I aim it at your deeds Chorus (bigger, layered) I won’t fall to my knees I won’t bow, I won’t break I hold the line Till the light comes back around My words are not a throne My path is not divine But those who break the weak Will feel this fire of mine Bridge (Breakdown) When justice dies And hope just flickers low My rage is not a failure It’s the force that stops you cold I am no judge I am no god I’m the shadow You created when you crossed the line Chorus (epic, open ending) I won’t fall to my knees Even cursed and denied I carry the code forward Till the morning arrives No song for the victors No monument in stone Just a vow without ending Not flawless— but my own
