(Intro) (A low, ominous synth pad swells. A glitchy, distorted drum loop begins, slow and menacing. A heavily down-tuned, chugging guitar riff fades in, filtered and distant.) (Verse 1) (Drums kick into a heavy, mid-tempo beat. Vocals are a harsh, rhythmic whisper, almost a rap.) Trapped in the cycle, spinning on regret A ghost in my own body, tangled in the net Worried 'bout the fallout, things beyond my hand Stuck inside a prison built on shifting sand The static of the past was screaming in my ears Drowning in the chaos, feeding all my fears (Pre-Chorus) (The beat builds, a four-on-the-floor kick drum starts pounding. A synth riser climbs in pitch. The vocals get louder, more desperate.) But something's breaking through now... The signal's getting clear! Time to kill the coward... TIME TO END THE FEAR! (Chorus / Drop) (A massive EDM drop hits with a distorted sawtooth bass synth. The guitars explode with power chords in sync with the beat. Vocals are a full-throated roar.) WHAT WAS I AFRAID OF? The doubt inside my head?! FUCK THAT SHIT! FUCK THAT SHIT! Leave the weakness for the dead! Whatever will be, will be! I'm standing on my feet! I'm still here and I'm still strong, I will not accept defeat! (Verse 2) (The beat shifts to a driving groove. The guitars play a syncopated, bouncing nu-metal riff.) I'm a Lion not a little boy, my roaring shakes the ground You can try to hold me back, but listen to the sound Drown the static, fuck that noise, I'm taking back control Reforging my own future, reclaiming my own soul Got to move forward, not rewind, it's a simple, brutal plan Head through life on full attack, remember who I am! (Pre-Chorus) (The beat builds again, faster this time. The synth riser screams. The vocals build to a breaking point.) The engine is screaming! I'm hitting overload! Time to shed the dead weight... TIME TO HIT THE ROAD! (Chorus / Drop) (The drop hits even harder. More layers of synths and aggressive vocal ad-libs.) WHAT WAS I AFRAID OF? The doubt inside my head?! FUCK THAT SHIT! FUCK THAT SHIT! Leave the weakness for the dead! Whatever will be, will be! I'm standing on my feet! I'm still here and I'm still strong, I will not accept defeat! (Verse 3) (The beat shifts to a heavy, half-time groove. Guitars are thick and sludgy.) I take the weight of memory and stack it on the bar Every single repetition shows me who you are A ghost I'm done negotiating, a shadow I outgrew Burning all the doubt away in everything I do No more hesitation, no more second-guessing dread Just the sound of iron plates crashing in my head. (Bridge) (The music cuts to just the atmospheric synth pads from the intro and a clean, delayed guitar melody. Vocals are clean but strained.) Fear only exists inside the mind... a prison of design... But I found the focus... I have the key to leave that shit behind... (The drums pound back in, building a furious rhythm. The guitars start chugging.) LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND! (Breakdown) (An instrumental section with a punishing, heavy guitar riff and wobbling synth bass. No drums for the first four bars, then they crash back in with explosive force.) (Chanted vocals, low and guttural) MOVE FORWARD! NOT REWIND! LEAVE THE DARKNESS... FAR BEHIND! (Verse 4) (The tempo kicks back up, driving hard. A new, melodic guitar lead plays over the rhythm.) So let the past turn into ash and blow it from my hand This is my resurrection, my final fucking stand The man I was is buried, I carved the epitaph Walking on a different road, a better fucking path Not looking in the rear-view, the future's in my sight Stepping from the shadow and moving to the light. (Chorus / Drop) (The final drop hits with maximum intensity. All instruments and synths are layered, vocals are a desperate, powerful scream.) WHAT WAS I AFRAID OF? The doubt inside my head?! FUCK THAT SHIT! FUCK THAT SHIT! Leave the weakness for the dead! Whatever will be, will be! I'm standing on my feet! I'm still here and I'm still strong, I will not accept defeat! (Outro) (The main chorus riff plays one last time, slower and heavier, with the synth bass pulsing.) (A final roar) WHAT WAS I AFRAID OF?! (The guitars and synths sustain a final, dissonant chord that cuts abruptly to silence.)
