[Verse 1] Surviving off scraps and spite Backpack, blade, and a busted light Stomach talk loud, I feed it pride Every closed door, I kick it wide Scar on my cheek like a map of the past Blood on my knuckles, I heal, I laugh Raw will power in a cracked-up frame Scars in my skin spell out my name You play tough guy, all script, all bit I lived real war, you just quote it Floor full of ashes I turned to a throne Survival’s my scent, it’s inside my bones [Chorus] Gas mask ready, green glow steady Heart still heavy but my hands stay deadly Survival personified, I don’t flinch, I don’t hide Gas mask ready, lungs on fire Surviving every petty power trip empire Either burn or rise—I was built to stay alive [Verse 2] Power trip talk from a plastic throne I took that crown, made a shiv from chrome No stage lights, just a busted fuse I turned that dark to a different view Call me strange, I don’t chase their claps I don’t dance for a crowd, I collapse, then snap Iron in my jaw and a quake in my stare If the whole world falls, I’m already there No theater kid with a practiced scream I bled these lines, this is not a scene Every breath fought like a stolen car Every step proof that I made it this far [Chorus] Gas mask ready, green glow steady Heart still heavy but my hands stay deadly Survival personified, I don’t flinch, I don’t hide Gas mask ready, lungs on fire Surviving every petty power trip empire Either burn or rise—I was built to stay alive [Verse 3] No safe zone carved in this dirt I stand I built my ground with a shaking hand No clean wins, just grit and cost Every line I crossed, I paid in loss I don’t talk big, I just move when it’s time When it goes quiet, that’s when I climb No backup voice, no second try Just breath in my chest and a reason not to die They fold under pressure, I harden instead Turn fear to fuel, keep it locked in my head Every scar still talking to me Saying “you’re here”—that’s enough to be [Bridge] What’s a script to a soul like this? What’s a role to a clenched-up fist? If the sky falls—I stand, no bend If the air burns—I breathe it in If survival had a face, you’d know Green light cutting through the smoke No stage, no script, no second try Just proof I lived… when most things die [Final Chorus] Gas mask ready, green glow steady Heart still heavy but my hands stay deadly Survival personified—I don’t break, I don’t hide Gas mask ready, lungs on fire Burn through the weight of a dead empire Either burn or rise—I was built to stay alive
