[Intro – Instrumental] (Slow buildup — war drums and pulsing, detuned guitar drones. Chug riff kicks in like a slow heartbeat.) ⸻ [Verse 1] You tried to grind me down to dust Bent my bones and broke my trust But I don’t shatter — I only bend And I don’t break — I just ascend ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Scars ain’t weakness — they’re the map Every crack’s a thunderclap ⸻ [Chorus – Melodic Power] Veins of iron, heart of stone You can crack my skin, but I stand alone You hear the screams — I call it grace I wear my pain like warpaint on my face ⸻ [Verse 2] Tried to drown me in your storm But I was born inside the war You see a wound, I see a blade That forged the fire I became ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Fall back, fade out, break away I’ll still be marching through the flames ⸻ [Chorus – Repeat with harmony] Veins of iron, heart of stone You can crack my skin, but I stand alone You hear the screams — I call it grace I wear my pain like warpaint on my face ⸻ [Bridge – Growled] I’m not a name that fades in time I’m not a ghost, I’m not your crime I’m the howl that shakes your dream The steel inside the killing machine ⸻ [Solo – Emotional then Technical] (Solo starts with slow melodic bends, then builds into fast alternate picking and sweeping, ends with harmonic squeals.) ⸻ [Final Chorus – Extended with Lead Harmony Over It] Veins of iron, heart of stone You can crack my skin, but I stand alone You hear the screams — I call it grace I wear my pain like warpaint on my face Veins of iron — forged to stay The storm can scream, but I won’t sway The hammer falls — I never flee There’s no breaking what’s in me ⸻ [Outro – Instrumental Fade] (Slow down with final riff trailing off under a distant heartbeat thump. End on a low ringing harmonic.)
