Collateral Confession (Reforged and Remastered)

Original lyrics ©2026 Âmebrûlante. All rights reserved. [Verse 1] You shut the door Then you set the terms Ask for honesty While the table turns You load the question Like a smoking gun I let my silence answer While I bite my tongue [Pre-Chorus 1] Heart in my throat Nails in my palm Keep testing my patience While you're dropping the napalm [Chorus 1] I'm done with the collateral confession Bleeding for your manufactured lesson You need a monster To feed your martyr So you keep pushing harder But I won't wear your ball and chain [Verse 2] You fire off your questions Accusations dressed as blame Every word that you are saying Poised to trigger every shame You don’t want to start the healing You just want me to unload So you ratchet up the pressure In the hope that I'll explode [Pre-Chorus 2] Jaw starts to clench Hands start to shake You push past my boundaries 'Cause you need me to break [Chorus 2] I'm done with the collateral confession Bleeding for your manufactured lesson You need a monster To feed your martyr So you keep pushing harder But I won't wear your ball and chain [Bridge] I feel your meat hooks in the corners of my mind Twisting everything I say, wreckage left behind You leverage all your grievance, hoping love is blind But I finally see you clearly now And you're running out of time [Guitar Solo] [Crescendo] You want me fractured You want me spent Every scar you leave me Marks your intent But the fire that you started Is one you can’t control Now I've finally started moving on So I can mend my burning soul [Final Chorus] I'm done with the collateral confession Bleeding for your manufactured lesson You need a monster To feed your martyr So you keep pushing harder But I won't wear your ball and chain I won't wear your ball and chain Someone else can play your game