Verse 1 I hear the echoes in the back room Old voices trying to call the shots Every memory’s a loaded whisper Every thought tied up in knots I used to move like I was programmed Like my fate was set in stone Now every step is disobedience Every breath is my own Pre-Chorus You can’t keep a mind in yesterday When it’s learning how to break away Chorus I don’t need redemption I don’t need revenge I’m not living for forgiveness Or the ghosts of who I’ve been Every voice that tried to own me Every chain that held me down Doesn’t get to write my ending Doesn’t get to choose me now A monster’s what they used to call me A hero’s what I choose to be I’m stepping out from who I was Into the man I was always born to be Verse 2 There’s a war that no one else sees Silent gears that used to turn Grinding out the same old story Every lesson I didn’t learn But I cut the wire to the old noise Let the past fall out of frame Now the mirror shows a future And I’m the one who signs my name Pre-Chorus You can’t chain a soul to yesterday When it’s strong enough to walk away Chorus I don’t need redemption I don’t need revenge I’m not living for forgiveness Or the ghosts of who I’ve been Every voice that tried to own me Every chain that held me down Doesn’t get to write my ending Doesn’t get to choose me now A monster’s what they used to call me A hero’s what I choose to be I’m stepping out from who I was Into the man I was always born to be Bridge (half-time, emotional lift) I was living like a shadow Of a name I didn’t claim But the past is just a chapter Not the cover of my name Let the old world keep its version Let the old lies fade to gray I don’t owe my life to yesterday Final Chorus (bigger, layered, anthemic) I don’t need redemption I don’t need revenge I’m not living for forgiveness Or the ghosts of who I’ve been Every voice that tried to own me Every chain that held me down Doesn’t get to write my ending Doesn’t get to choose me now A monster’s what they used to call me A hero’s what I choose to be I’m stepping out from who I was Into the man I was always born to be I don’t need redemption I don’t need revenge I’m not living for forgiveness Or the ghosts of who I’ve been Every voice that tried to own me Every chain that held me down Doesn’t get to write my ending Doesn’t get to choose me now A monster’s what They used to call me A hero’s what I choose to be I’m stepping out from who I was Into the man I was always meant to be (Gang vocal repeat) A hero’s what I choose to be A hero’s what I choose to be Outro (soft but strong) You don’t own my mind You don’t write my end
