[Intro – Cinematic build] (Clean guitar + ambient pad, slow build, then distorted guitars fade in) [Verse 1 – dark, restrained] I learned how to smile when I’m bleeding How to nod when I’m ready to break I learned how to carry the silence Like a cross that I can’t put away You don’t see the weight that I’m dragging You don’t hear the bones when they crack I’ve been living in rooms full of shadows Trying not to look back [Pre-Chorus – tension rising] Every promise you gave me was hollow Every word was a knife in disguise I kept digging my way through the damage Now I’m done asking why [Chorus – BIG & anthemic] I was built from scars From the wreckage you left in my chest I was built from scars From the war that I never escaped You tried to tear me apart Tried to bury what’s left of my heart But I’m still here, still breathing in the dark I was built… Yeah, I was built from scars [GUITAR SOLO 1 – Emotional / Melodic] (Singing lead tone, bends, melody-focused, emotional, not shred) [Verse 2 – heavier, angrier] I trusted the hands that betrayed me I drank every lie like a cure Now I see every crack in the mirror And I know what I’m fighting for You made me afraid of the quiet You made me afraid of myself Now I’m done being part of your wreckage I’m done needing your help [Pre-Chorus – bigger] You kept feeding the fire inside me Now you’re scared of the light that it makes I’m not crawling back from the damage I’m walking away [Chorus – bigger, layered] I was built from scars From the wreckage you left in my chest I was built from scars From the war that I never escaped You tried to tear me apart Tried to bury what’s left of my heart But I’m still here, still breathing in the dark I was built… Yeah, I was built from scars [Bridge – Breakdown] (Everything drops: clean guitar + vocal) You don’t get to tell me I’m broken You don’t get to tell me I’m weak You don’t get to stand in my ashes And say you made me (Drums + guitars slam back in) [GUITAR SOLO 2 – Aggressive / Powerful] (Full distortion, faster runs, big bends, emotional but fiery, arena-style solo) [FINAL CHORUS – MAXIMUM ENERGY] I was built from scars From the wreckage you left in my chest I was built from scars From the war that I never escaped You tried to tear me apart Tried to bury what’s left of my heart But I’m still here, still breathing in the dark I was built… Yeah, I was built from scars [Outro – heavy, resolved] You don’t own me You don’t define me You don’t get to break what you couldn’t kill (Final sustained chord hit)
