[Verse 1 – Catacombs of the Mind] The silence screams inside my skull, shadows breed Static prayers and broken names carved into me Faces in the glass accuse me of my sins Every step I take, I hear the chains I’m in But through the rot, through the fear, through the flame A pulse in the dark whispers my name I am here—bare knuckles, shattered skin Just to feel your breath pull me back in [Pre-Chorus – Confession] I buried truth beneath my lies Fed my demons alibis I called the void my only friend Didn’t know You’d wait until the end [Chorus – Gothic Illumination] Your eyes—cut through me Like stained glass bleeding mercy No more poison, no more drownin’ No more shots to keep me clouded I hit my knees in the ruins of hell Hands shaking, soul exposed, I fell God forgive me, I was blind Your light is choking out the night I never knew how lost I was You are the mirror— The mirror of my soul [Verse 2 – Ruin & Revelation] I built my throne from guilt and bone Called the darkness “home” Every scar I tried to hide Started screaming from inside The world decays, the colors die But truth survives where liars lie Through every fall, through every scream I see the cross in my fevered dreams Nail by nail, He paid my debt Blood-soaked grace I won’t forget With family, Laurie, faith restored I finally recognize the man I saw ignored [Pre-Chorus – Breaking the Seal] Every tear redraws the line Between Your mercy and my crime What I destroyed, You realign Love resurrects what time confined [Chorus – Descent into Wholeness] Your eyes—undress my fear Every wound sings sharp and clear Through the pain, I start to bend Steel faith forged where bones would end In the breaking, I am made From the grave I tried to dig and stay I rise scarred but sanctified You are the truth I can’t deny You are the mirror— The mirror of my soul [Bridge – Six Feet Down] I dug my grave with trembling hands Six feet deep in damned quicksand No light, no sound, just rot and blame Screaming curses at Your name But even there, beneath the dirt Your voice broke through my thirst “Stand up, son—this isn’t the end I don’t bury what I intend to mend” [Outro – Absolution] Ash to ash, but not this time I crawl out crowned in borrowed light Forgiven, broken, redefined The dark still whispers—but I’m not mine
