(Verse 1) Smoke on the horizon, blood on broken streets Iron moons watch over clashing boots and heat I was a ghost for hire, coin and cold resolve A shadow on the pavement—now the lines dissolve (Pre-Chorus) Hear the mothers calling, glass beneath the flame I traded my silence for a louder name (Chorus) I rise, lone ember into storm Fury in my veins, I become the war For the city's heartbeat, for the fallen door I fight—bounty blood turned warrior (Verse 2) Cries split the alleys where the vultures used to roam Ash writes the stories of the children made of stone Bullets like prayers, they carve the midnight sky But steel is in my hands and fire in my eyes (Pre-Chorus) Dust in the chapel, bells in ruin toll I hold my broken honor like a burning soul (Chorus) I rise, lone ember into storm Fury in my veins, I become the war For the city's heartbeat, for the fallen door I fight—bounty blood turned warrior (Bridge) Run, shadows, run—my blade will find your tongues You sold your mercy, now the reckoning has begun Under neon crosses and the wreckage of the square I sever all your oaths, lay every sinner bare (Breakdown — whispered then screamed) (Whisper:) Remember the price of coward gold (Scream:) Remember the streets you left in cold! (Instrumental surge) (Verse 3) Dawn rips the black like a wound split open wide Streets breathe again though the corpse of night still cries I stand on the outskirts where the ruin meets the sky A hunter made a hero, and a hunter must not die (Final Chorus — doubled) I rise, lone ember into storm Fury in my veins, I become the war For the city's heartbeat, for the shattered door I fight—bounty blood turned warrior I rise, I rise, I rise into flame Turned guardian of ashes, I will call your name For the living, for the lost, for every beaten door I fight—alone, unbroken, forevermore (Outro) City held in heartbeat, smoke begins to clear A lone silhouette standing where the angels fear
