DEFAMATION (Remastered)

A spark flickered softly—no reason to beware. A glance through the window, suspicion in their eyes, Didn’t know that moment was the birth of all their lies. (Pre-Chorus) They built a story brick by brick, A castle made of spite and tricks. They whispered in the hollow halls, ’Til my name was smeared across the walls. (Chorus) Now I stand in the silence, where my laughter used to be, The flames have long since faded, but there’s nothing left of me. A forest turned to ashes, a sky that’s painted grey, I trace the ruins of my name, and watch it blow away. (Verse 2) They spoke of crimes I never knew, Their voices louder than the truth. A ghost among the living, erased before their eyes, Stripped of all my colours, left with only night. (Pre-Chorus) They wrote their verdict with no proof, A story scorched, yet never true. They let the fire take its course, And left me standing with remorse. (Chorus) Now I stand in the silence, where my laughter used to be, The flames have long since faded, but there’s nothing left of me. A forest turned to ashes, a sky that’s painted grey, I trace the ruins of my name, and watch it blow away. (Bridge - soft, emotional) I tried to speak, they took my voice, Turned my pain into their noise. And now the echoes, cold and still, Are all that’s left, they always will. (Final Chorus - powerful, victorious shift) But I rise from the embers, I will not fade away, They burned my world to blackened dust, but I will find my way. This isn’t my ending, I won’t bow, I won’t break, Through the smoke and through the ruin, I will stand, I will remake.