[Verse 1] Another day, another fight Everything I touch falls out of line I’m just a face in the crowd Stumbling through life with my head bowed The coffee spills, my car won’t start Boss is on my back, tearing me apart Bad luck follows like a curse Every step, it just gets worse [Pre-Chorus] I’m running out of places to hide Feels like the world’s got me tied But then one moment, I’m alive A crash, a spark—everything collides [Chorus] I was broken, now I rise In the ashes, I’m alive But this power comes with a price Now I’m the villain in disguise I was just like you, a simple man But now I’m lost in my own plan I tried to save the world, but I destroyed it I became the thing I feared—I can’t avoid it [Verse 2] I can bend the world, make it kneel But the anger’s all I feel Control slips through my hands My heart’s a weapon I don’t understand I was the hero in my dreams But now the truth tears at the seams I see my reflection in the glass But the face that stares back is a mask Every choice I justify Another piece of me just dies I hear the echoes of who I was But I don’t recognize that voice because— [Pre-Chorus] Power twisted, it consumes Turned my life into a tomb Now the line between good and bad Is lost in the rage I never had There’s no turning back from this Every hit just feeds the abyss I feel it crawling in my veins A king of ashes built on pain [Chorus] I was broken, now I rise In the ashes, I’m alive But this power comes with a price Now I’m the villain in disguise I was just like you, a simple man But now I’m lost in my own plan I tried to save the world, but I destroyed it I became the thing I feared—I can’t avoid it [Verse 3] Sirens screaming in my head Every bridge I burned is dead The city shakes beneath my feet Every heartbeat skips a beat I don’t need saving anymore I’ve become what they ignore A shadow cast across the sky No more reasons left to try If I fall, I take it all Watch the righteous heroes crawl I gave them hope, I gave them light Now I’ll take it back tonight [Bridge] They say every villain needs a hero But all I see is another zero Until a shadow steps into the light Someone’s come to end this fight I see him now—he’s everything I was Fighting for good, fighting because He thinks he can stop me, thinks he’s right But I’m too far gone, I own the night (Break / softer, eerie tone) He calls my name like I’m still there Like there’s a soul he thinks I spare But in his eyes I see the truth— He’s who I was… he’s living proof (Build back up) So come and try, take your shot Be the hero that I’m not But when you fall, just understand— You’re becoming what I am 🔥 [GRAND FINAL CHORUS – EXPANDED x3] (Bigger, layered vocals, harmonies, possible screams underneath) I was broken, now I rise In the ashes, I’m alive But this power comes with a price Now I’m the villain in disguise I see him standing there, my nemesis In his eyes, I see the innocence I’ve missed But it’s too late now, the die is cast I’ve chosen darkness, I’m fading fast Hear the chaos in my veins Feel the fire, feel the pain Every step I take rewrites All the wrongs into my rights I was just like you, a simple man But now I’m lost in my own plan I tried to save the world, but I destroyed it I became the thing I feared—I can’t avoid it (FINAL BUILD – biggest moment) No redemption left to find No salvation in my mind If I’m falling, let me burn— This is something you can’t unlearn [Final Chorus Repeat] (Start soft, then slam back in) I was broken, now I rise… (soft) In the ashes, I’m alive… (DROP – full band hits) But this power comes with a price Now I’m the villain in disguise I see him standing there, my nemesis In his eyes, I see the innocence I’ve missed But it’s too late now, the die is cast I’ve chosen darkness—I won’t go back [Outro – darker, more haunting] I was meant to be the hero Now I’m just a ghost in the mirror My nemesis, he's come to fight But the truth cuts deeper than the knife— The war was over… the moment I chose this life (Final whisper) I’m the villain… And I know I’m right
