Verse 1 (fast palm-muted rhythm under soaring lead fills) Looking in the mirror, can’t stand the sight Dirty and broken, ashamed of the fight Pity and self-hate running through my veins Nothing but failure, nothing but chains I gather the courage, I silence the blame I step toward the fire… the holy flame Chorus (wide-open power chords + massive twin-lead harmonies) Walking through the holy flame Burning bright, I feel no shame Fire purifies my name I rise again, I rise again Walking through the holy flame Refined and renewed in the blaze Curses and ills are burned away I rise again, I rise again Verse 2 (even more intense, trade-off lead lines between guitars) Every dark secret, every scar I hide Thrown in the furnace, nowhere left to hide The heat strips me clean of the weight I became Pity and shame turn to ash in the flame No longer the victim, no longer the same I walk through the fire and reclaim my name Bridge (Drop into a brief half-time for contrast, then explode) Higher! Let the holy fire take it all Higher! Watch the old self crack and fall From the ashes I am reborn Purified, unbroken, sworn → Launch straight into a long, technical twin-guitar solo section Final Chorus Biggest version yet — layered vocals, dual leads weaving around the melody, full speed until the end. This structure gives the guitars the same amount of room to go completely over-the-top while the lyrics stay grounded in that personal purification story.
