[Intro – subdued, atmospheric, clean guitar] (whispered, distant) We were fire once… weren’t we? [Verse 1 – reflective, restrained] We were young with thunder in our veins Chasing ghosts down broken highways Every promise carved in sand Slipped right through our trembling hands We wore time like battle scars Counted dreams beneath the stars Every mile, a piece we lost Every win, another cost [Pre-Chorus – rising tension] And I still feel it in the quiet Every word we never said Like a ghost inside the silence Living somewhere in my head 🔥 [Chorus – BIG, ANTHEMIC, EMOTIONAL RELEASE] These scars still speak when I can’t say a word Every wound’s a lesson I never deserved We’re just echoes of the lives we tried to be Broken wide open for eternity We were kings, we were fools, we were everything between Now the truth’s in the cracks of the souls we’ve seen If this is who I am when the mask comes down— Let the cosmos judge me now [Verse 2 – heavier instrumentation builds] We built walls out of our fears Drowned our truth in wasted years Every lie we told ourselves Still echoes from the empty shelves Love was rage and rage was love Never fit, but never enough We held on with bleeding hands To fading, fractured, shifting sands [Pre-Chorus – more intensity] Now the mirror tells the story Of a man I barely know But the fire’s still there beneath it— Just buried deep below 🔥 [Chorus – full force, layered vocals] These scars still speak when I can’t say a word Every wound’s a lesson I never deserved We’re just echoes of the lives we tried to be Broken wide open for eternity We were kings, we were fools, we were everything between Now the truth’s in the cracks of the souls we’ve seen If this is who I am when the mask comes down— Let the cosmos judge me now [Bridge – stripped, vulnerable → explosive scream] (soft, almost spoken) Strip it down… No more lies to hide behind… (slow build) Every scar… every tear… every wasted year… (SCREAM / breakdown) THIS IS ME—NO FILTER, NO FEAR [Final Chorus – biggest, emotional climax] These scars still speak—yeah they scream out loud Through the wreckage, through the noise, through the crowd We’re the sum of every fall, every fight, every flame And I’d live it all again just to feel this pain We were lost, we were found, we were torn at the seams Now we stand in the ashes of forgotten dreams If this is who I am when it all burns down— Let the cosmos judge me now [Outro – fading, haunting] (soft, echoing) Let it judge me now… Let it judge me now…
