[Verse 1] They called it mercy — what I held back. They saw the calm and missed the cracks. Thought silence meant I had no flame. But every breath was holding rage by name. [Pre-Chorus] I bled for peace you never earned. Now watch the tide — I do not turn. [Chorus] I am not weak — I chose restraint. But there’s a cost for every saint. My kindness is not your leash — I bit my tongue while you sank your teeth. But the monster breathes — and it remembers. [Verse 2] Kept the war behind my eyes, fed the fire dressed in smiles. You praised yourself for breaking me — But I bent, I didn’t bleed. [Pre-Chorus] I bled for peace you never earned. Now watch the tide — I do not turn. [Chorus] I am not weak — I chose restraint. But there’s a cost for every saint. My kindness is not your leash — I bit my tongue while you sank your teeth. But the monster breathes — and it remembers. [Bridge – Spoken/Screamed] You thought I was soft because I didn’t strike. But storms don’t shout — they wait, then bite. You wanted a god you could crucify. You woke the wrong side of divine. [Breakdown] I gave you calm — you called it fear. I showed you love — you dragged me here. Now say my name with trembling breath — The kind ones are what you regret. [Final Chorus – Extended] I am not weak — I chose the light. But you mistook it for a lack of fight. Now I rise, unchained, unmasked — the quiet one that strikes back. The monster breathes — and it remembers. And now it answers.
