Intro I speak through the smoke, and my voice still burns Every scar is a story the night returns Verse 1 Hard like the concrete, but broken inside A heart like a wildfire, too heavy to hide I sound like the steel, but I crack in the dark A voice made of ashes, still bearing the mark Pre-Chorus I’m holding my breath, but the silence screams Caught in the shadows of shattered dreams Chorus I fall and I rise, but I won’t stay down The strength in the cracks is where truth is found Smoke in my lungs, emotion in sound A ragged voice where the soul comes unbound Verse 2 Every wound that I wear tells the night what I’ve seen A mirror of sorrow, cut sharp and clean The fists may be raised, but my voice will reveal That even the strongest can break when it’s real Pre-Chorus I’m holding my breath, but the silence screams Caught in the shadows of shattered dreams Chorus I fall and I rise, but I won’t stay down The strength in the cracks is where truth is found Smoke in my lungs, emotion in sound A ragged voice where the soul comes unbound Bridge A heart beats in rhythm, but it bleeds in disguise A cry in the darkness, a wounded reprise The masks fall apart, and the walls start to cave Just echoes and dust from the silence they gave Final Chorus I fall and I rise, but I won’t stay down The strength in the cracks is where truth is found Smoke in my lungs, emotion in sound A ragged voice where the soul comes unbound I fall and I rise – I break and I stay A final chord fading, as the night takes away Outro The voice disappears, but the scars remain In the echo of night – just the shadow of pain
