[Verse 1 — tight, rhythmic, building intensity] First came the silence, then came the sound I learned how to stand when they wanted me down Every scar had a story, every bruise had a name Every loss put another damn spark in the flame They told me, “Stay quiet, don't step out of line” So I swallowed my thunder and buried my mind But the pressure kept rising, couldn't hold it inside Now the walls are shaking and I'm done trying to hide [Pre-Chorus — escalating, breathless] I carried the weight till my shoulders went numb I swallowed the words till my tongue came undone Every failure, every fracture, every night I survived Was another reason I refused to die [Chorus — HUGE, explosive, shouted] FIRE! You lit the spark when you thought I was finished FIRE! Now I'm standing where the fear used to live You pushed me down, I learned how to rise You shut the door, I kicked through the other side FIRE! Now every scar is a reason I'm alive [Verse 2 — faster, punchier] I know what it feels like to run from your past Chasing every shadow that's moving too fast I know what it costs when you bet on yourself When nobody's coming and you ask for no help So I sharpened my failures and turned them to steel Made a weapon from everything they wanted me to feel Now the doubt talks loud but I talk back louder I walked through the storm and came out with the power [Pre-Chorus — rising harder] Every heartbeat pounding like a warning bell Every chain I carried broke when I rebelled You can throw your thunder, you can bring your rain I've already survived what was meant to break me [Chorus — massive] FIRE! You lit the spark when you thought I was finished FIRE! Now I'm standing where the fear used to live You pushed me down, I learned how to rise You shut the door, I kicked through the other side FIRE! Now every scar is a reason I'm alive [Bridge — stripped back, dark and emotional] I am not the wreckage I am not the blame I am not the person You tried to make I took every fracture I took every flame And built something stronger From all of the pain [Build — drums intensify] Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? I was buried underneath it— BUT I'M BREAKING OUT! [Final Chorus — biggest possible impact] FIRE! You lit the spark when you thought I was finished FIRE! Now I'm standing where the fear used to live You pushed me down, I learned how to rise You shut the door, I kicked through the other side FIRE! I turned the ashes into something alive FIRE! Every scar, every loss, every battle I survived FIRE! Now the thing that tried to kill me keeps me alive You wanted silence— I became the sound! You wanted weakness— I'M NEVER BACKING DOWN! [Outro — pounding drums, final vocal] I'M NEVER BACKING DOWN! [echo] Down... down... down...
