[Verse 1] The city sleeps beneath a pale sunrise Another day, a different kind of disguise My hands are wrapped, my spirit's coiled tight A silent storm I'm getting ready to fight The pavement feels the rhythm of my run The burning in my lungs has just begun They think they know the purpose of my sweat But they haven't seen the real me yet [Pre-Chorus] The clock ticks slow, the daylight starts to fade A different kind of hunger must be obeyed It's calling from the shadows, deep and low A place they told me that I should not go [Chorus] 'Cause when the lights go down, and the crowd begins to roar That's what I'm living for, yeah, I can't take no more Of holding back this fire inside of me In the ring, I'm finally free, yeah, totally free! No limits, no rules, just the fight and the sound 'Til the last bell rings and my feet leave the ground! [Verse 2] The neon signs point to a secret door A different world, a shake of the floor They whisper numbers, offering the prize But it's not the cash that's shining in my eyes They see a transaction, a simple deal But what I'm chasing here is much more real It's in the movement, the dodge, the spinning blow A truth that only I could ever know [Pre-Chorus] The air is thick with smoke and raw desire This animal inside me climbs up higher It's breaking through the chains, it's getting loud A lightning force that won't be in a cloud [Chorus] 'Cause when the lights go down, and the crowd begins to roar That's what I'm living for, yeah, I can't take no more Of holding back this fire inside of me In the ring, I'm finally free, yeah, totally free! No limits, no rules, just the fight and the sound 'Til the last bell rings and my feet leave the ground! [Bridge] It's more than glory, more than pain It's like a rushing in my veins, a hurricane This power's gotta have a place to go A sacred space where I can let it flow! [Chorus] When the lights go down, and the crowd begins to roar! That's what I'm living for, yeah, I can't take no more! Of holding back this fire inside of me! In the ring, I'm finally free, yeah, totally free! No limits, no rules, just the fight and the sound! 'Til the last bell rings and my feet leave the ground! [Outro] (Can't hold it back, no, I can't hold it in!) (Let the battle begin, again and again!) (Free... I'm free...) (Yeah! Oh! Woah-oh-oh!)
