Above The Ruin

[Intro] Hmm-mm… ah-ah… Steel my mind… temper my soul… Above the ruin… I still rise… [Verse 1] Born where the sun laid gold across the sand, I learned to stand, Blade in my palm, oath in my blood, fate in my hands. Ascended wings above me, but a war below, Elders in the silence whispered, “Do not let go.” Fire in my spirit, mercy in my tone, Every scar a scripture on a body not my own. If the dark writes names that the heavens won’t know, I will carve my promise where the lost souls go. Once I was divine, then the madness came near, Brother turned on brother, and the bright sky disappeared. But even with corruption trying to crawl into my bones, I kept one light burning in the hollow of my soul. [Pre-Chorus] They said, “Carry the blade, but don’t let it carry you.” “Stand tall when the red in your veins starts breaking through.” If rage is a river, I will split it in two, Let the shadow see the man it couldn’t turn into. [Chorus] I won’t fall, I won’t fade, I was born from the war I survived. With the dark in my veins And the sun still alive in my eyes. Let it burn, let it break, Let the heavens remember my name. I’m the blade, I’m the flame, I’m the one that the curse couldn’t claim. Oh-oh, oh-oh, The curse couldn’t claim. Oh-oh, oh-oh, I rise through the flame. [Verse 2] Stone skin, star blood, blade drawn, breath low, Sandstorm in my lungs, still I move where winds won’t go. Wings torn, crown cracked, no fear, no throne, Name burned deep, not ink, I chisel through bone. Glory in the grief and the grace I’m granted, Standing where the fallen tried to drag me and brand it. Dark calls? I answer, but I never hand it, Power over my pain, every curse gets commanded. I break chains, make claims, face flames, stay sane, Take blame, tame rage, change fate, brave pain. When hate wakes, I raise blades, reshape names, Still I walk with mercy through a world of old stains. Call me weapon, call me war, call me wound with a form, But I was born for the light before the blood made me torn. If the night brings teeth, I turn terror to storm, Then I lift my glaive high, feel the lost god transform. [Chorus] I won’t fall, I won’t fade, I was born from the war I survived. With the dark in my veins And the sun still alive in my eyes. Let it burn, let it break, Let the heavens remember my name. I’m the blade, I’m the flame, I’m the one that the curse couldn’t claim. Oh-oh, oh-oh, The curse couldn’t claim. Oh-oh, oh-oh, I rise through the flame. [Bridge] I hear the old gods calling, I hear the lost ones cry. I feel the monster waking, But I still choose the sky. I’ve worn the weight of ruin, I’ve felt the darkness breathe. But every chain around me Became another reason to be free. No throne could make me holy, No curse could make me kneel. I am the wound still open, I am the heart still real. [Build] I won’t fall… I won’t fade… I won’t bow… I won’t break… The curse couldn’t claim, The curse couldn’t claim, The curse couldn’t claim… I rise through the flame. [Final Chorus] I won’t fall, I won’t fade, I was born from the war I survived. With the dark in my veins And the sun still alive in my eyes. Let it burn, let it break, Let the heavens remember my name. I’m the blade, I’m the flame, I’m the one that the curse couldn’t claim. I won’t bow, I won’t bleed For the monster they wanted to see. There’s a god underneath, Still fighting to finally be free. Oh-oh, oh-oh, The curse couldn’t claim. Oh-oh, oh-oh, I rise through the flame. [Outro] Hmm-mm… ah-ah… Lead me home… Above the ruin… above the ruin… The curse couldn’t claim me… I rise through the flame… [Final drum strike, choir resolves]