Concrete dreams on a broken spine Ashes feed the roots I climb Steel in my lungs, venom in my veins Every scar screaming louder than chains I clawed out from silence, dirt in my teeth Built this crown from nothing underneath Every idol shattered, every lie betrayed I wear the wounds that never fade They told me I was nothing, nothing left to be Now I’m a curse in the system, a glitch you can’t delete Swagger on the surface, sorrow in the core Every time I bleed, I come back wanting more Survival’s not a blessing, it’s a ghost in disguise Victory’s a coffin when you see through the lies From the ashes I rise, haunted but alive Every scar a crown I wear to survive False idols crumble, their thrones turned to dust Scars are the proof, in scars we trust Empty halls echo my confession Triumph tastes like hollow obsession Swagger’s just armor, hiding the void Every cheer in the crowd, another voice destroyed No savior came, so I built my throne Every broken promise carved into stone Swagger’s the weapon, sorrow’s the blade Every word spit cuts the masquerade I crushed their idols, I tore their shrines But victory left me hollow inside Scars on my skin, but deeper in soul The higher I climb, the colder it grows Nothing left but the echo of me... Nothing left but the echo of me... WE BUILT THIS FROM NOTHING! SCARS ARE OUR PROOF! False crowns burning, idols falling We survived, now we’re the truth I carved my story in the marrow of night Every triumph poisoned, every wrong feels right Survival’s not glory, it’s a hunger unending Victory’s hollow, but the scars keep defending From the ashes I rise, haunted but alive Every scar a crown I wear to survive [half-beat pause] False idols crumble, their thrones turned to dust Scars are the proof, in scars we trust Scars are scripture written in flame I won the war, but I lost my name Victory’s haunted, sorrow still remains Survival whispers louder than fame From the ashes I rise, haunted but alive Every scar a crown I wear to survive False idols crumble, their thrones turned to dust Scars are the proof, in scars we trust! SCARS WE TRUST! SCARS WE TRUST! All I am is scars and breath Survival’s proof, but victory’s death
