Rise from the Ashes

[Verse 1, palm-muted guitar riff, soft, syncopated drum pattern with light hi-hats] [Vocal low, somber tone building intensity] [Chords: Em - G - D - A (cycle twice)] I’ve been crawling in the shadows, lost in a maze. A needle’s whisper stole my nights, blurred my days. I've shattered all the hopes and hallowed my soul. But I’m stepping out of the darkness, reclaiming my control. [Power Chords on the guitar building tension] [Pre-Chorus, vocal melody climb, emotional escalation] [Drums pick up with snare hits and crash cymbals] [Chords: C - D - Em - G] The scars on my arms, they’re maps of my pain, But every scar’s a lesson, not a mark of shame. [Chorus, soaring and anthemic vocal melody with longer, sustained notes on key phrases] [Distorted guitars playing open chords] [Drums full throttle driving rock beat] [Bassline melodic exciter, complementing the chord progression] [Chords: Em - C - G - D] I’m a "phoenix in the flames", rising from the dirt, "Breaking from the chains", I'm leaving all the hurt. I was addicted, yeah, I was, but I've left that behind. This is the start of a new life, I can finally call it's mine. [Verse 2, minimal instrumentation slightly fuller] [Lead Guitar playing soft, arpeggiated notes in the background] [Chords: Em - C - D - G (cycle twice)] The mirror shows a stranger, but his eyes are clear, The fog is lifting slowly, no more drowning in fear. I’m carving out a future with these trembling hands, Rehab’s my salvation, where a broken man stands. [Power Chords on the guitar building tension] [Pre-Chorus, vocal melody climb, emotional escalation] [Drums pick up with snare hits and crash cymbals] The battles in my mind, they’re raging and not still, But I’ve got the strength, I’ve got the power of will. [Chorus, soaring and anthemic vocal melody with longer, sustained notes on key phrases] [Distorted guitars playing open chords] [Drums full throttle driving rock beat] [Bassline melodic exciter, complementing the chord progression] I’m a phoenix in the flames, rising from the dirt, Breaking from the chains, I'm leaving all the hurt. I was addicted, yeah, I was, but I've left that behind. This is the start of a new life, I can finally call it's mine. [Verse 3] The ghosts of my past still linger in the haze, Whispering temptations to pull me back in their blaze. But I’ve got a spark that no storm can snuff, This time I’m standing tall, I’m calling their bluff. [drop intensity] [Bridge, crisp electric guitar riffs playing arpeggios] [Drums transition to a halftime beat with light cymbal washes] [Vocal melody intimate and heartfelt] [Build tension toward the Chorus] Brick by brick, I’m building anew, Every step forward, casting a clearer view. The demons may roar, but I’ll never kneel, This fight is my own, and my wounds will heal. [Chorus, vocal harmonies or a higher octave melody] [Lead guitar plays a melodic counterpoint to the vocals] [Bassline melodic exciter, complementing the chord progression] I’m a phoenix in the flames, rising from the dirt, Breaking from the chains, I'm leaving all the hurt. I was addicted, yeah, I was, but I've left that behind. This is the start of a new life, I can finally call it's mine. I’m a phoenix in the flames, rising from the dirt, Breaking from the chains, I'm leaving all the hurt. I was addicted, yeah, I was, but I've left that behind. This is the start of a new life, I can finally call it's mine. [Outro] [Crisp Guitar Arpeggios] So here I stand, unbroken and reborn. From the ashes of the past, I will soar. I’ll write a new story, I’ll open new doors. This is my new beginning, my soul’s alive, This is my resurrection-I will thrive. [End]