(HMale distorted eavy, distorted, drop-tuned 7-string guitar riff kicks in with a syncopated, bouncing rhythm. Drums pound with a deep, punchy kick and sharp snare. A subtle, eerie synth pad hums underneath.) (Intro) (Whispered, distorted vocals) Yeah... From the bottom... Again... (Verse 1) Concrete tasted bitter, yeah, I know the sting Heard the final bell, but I didn't hear it ring Staring at the ceiling from a self-made floor Swore I heard the reaper knocking at my door Every ghost of failure, a face I know by name Whispering the venom, fanning the old flame They tried to write the ending, close the final chapter But they forgot the fury of what comes after! (Pre-Chorus) The pressure builds, a crack in the stone! A tremor of rage rattles my bones! You think it's over? You're about to see... The monster you created in me! (Chorus) (Explosion of sound - double bass drums, crushing guitars, and screamed/sung vocals) KNOCK ME DOWN, I'LL GET UP AGAIN! I ALWAYS RISE! FROM THE ASHES, THE FIRE BEGINS! I ALWAYS RISE! YOU CAN'T BREAK A SPIRIT THAT REFUSES TO BEND! THIS ISN'T THE END! I ALWAYS RISE! (Verse 2) This second chance ain't luck, it's a debt I came to claim Forged a new armor in the crucible of pain Every scar's a tally, every lesson's burned in deep While all my enemies were comfortable and asleep I was sharpening the edges, learning how to fight Turning all the darkness into blinding, burning light So bring your tidal waves, your hurricanes and doubt I'm the damn foundation that you can't tear out! (Pre-Chorus) The pressure builds, a crack in the stone! A tremor of rage rattles my bones! You think it's over? You're about to see... The monster you created in me! (Chorus) (Explosion of sound - double bass drums, crushing guitars, and screamed/sung vocals) KNOCK ME DOWN, I'LL GET UP AGAIN! I ALWAYS RISE! FROM THE ASHES, THE FIRE BEGINS! I ALWAYS RISE! YOU CAN'T BREAK A SPIRIT THAT REFUSES TO BEND! THIS ISN'T THE END! I ALWAYS RISE! (Verse 3) They rewrote the narrative, put my name in the dirt Tried to edit my memory, magnify the hurt But every lie they fed me was a seed I learned to grow Into a garden of vengeance that nobody will know The circuitry's fried, I rewired the pain Now every single drop of that acidic rain Just cleanses the surface, polishes the steel Exposing the weapon that's finally real! (Bridge/Breakdown 1) (Tempo slows to a heavy, crushing groove. Vocals become deep, guttural growls) Go! Dig! The! Grave! You think I'll stay?! I'll! CLAW! MY! WAY! BACK TO THE DAY! (Guitar solo kicks in - a chaotic mix of whammy pedal squeals, frantic shredding, and rhythmic, percussive chugs.) (Bridge 2) (The music shifts. The heavy distortion cuts out, replaced by a clean, echoing guitar melody. The bass pulses softly underneath, and the drums are reduced to a simple, heartbeat-like kick.) (Clean, melodic vocals) And in the quiet, when the echoes fade away... I see the wreckage of my yesterday... Each broken piece a mirror to the soul... That fought the fire... and became whole... (The drums start to build with a rolling snare, the clean guitar gets louder, a second distorted guitar begins to fade in) BECAAAAAAME WHOLE! (Chorus) (Tempo kicks back in, more intense and desperate than before) KNOCK ME DOWN, I'LL GET UP AGAIN! I ALWAYS RISE! FROM THE ASHES, THE FIRE BEGINS! I ALWAYS RISE! YOU CAN'T BREAK A SPIRIT THAT REFUSES TO BEND! THIS ISN'T THE END! I ALWAYS RISE! (Outro) (Main riff repeats, getting heavier and slower) I! ALWAYS! RISE! (Guitars chug a final, crushing chord that rings out into feedback.) I rise... (Feedback fades to silence.)
