[intro – low guitar drone, slow tom hits, distant thunder] Mm… Yeah… No easy way. [verse 1 – smoky, low, tense] I was born with dirt in my mouth, A little fire in my veins. Had a heaven hanging over me, Had hell pulling on my chains. Every shortcut wore a halo, Every comfort had a cost. Every soft road led me nowhere, Every easy love got lost. [pre-chorus – guitars swell, vocal rising] I’ve been down on my knees, I’ve been counting the scars. There’s no easy way From the earth to the stars. [chorus – explosive, gritty power] No easy way up, No clean escape. You want the crown? You carry the weight. Blood on the ladder, Smoke in the dark. You crawl through the dirt If you’re reaching for stars. No easy way, No easy way, Just blood on the ladder And fire in the heart. [verse 2 – heavier riff, more bite] I took a drink from the promise Of a life with softer hands. But the devil poured it sweetly And it burned like sinking sand. I’ve been dressed in cheap salvation, I’ve been crowned in pretty lies. But the sky don’t open easy, It demands a sacrifice. [pre-chorus – growl rising] I’ve been cut by the climb, I’ve been lit by the scars. There’s no easy way From the earth to the stars. [chorus – bigger, raw] No easy way up, No clean escape. You want the crown? You carry the weight. Blood on the ladder, Smoke in the dark. You crawl through the dirt If you’re reaching for stars. No easy way, No easy way, Just blood on the ladder And fire in the heart. [bridge – breakdown, moody and haunting] Don’t give me a ladder Made out of prayers. I need the thunder. I need the stairs. Don’t hand me a heaven That never drew blood. I want the mountain. I want the mud. [build – drums rising, vocal close and dangerous] If I break, let me break climbing. If I burn, let me burn bright. If I fall, let me fall fighting With my hands full of sky. [guitar solo – bluesy, emotional, soaring bends into feedback] [final chorus – biggest lift, layered vocals + rasp] No easy way up, No clean escape. You want the crown? You carry the weight. Blood on the ladder, Smoke in the dark. You crawl through the dirt If you’re reaching for stars. No easy way up, No mercy from flame. I’ll rise through the ruin And answer my name. Blood on the ladder, Teeth in the storm. I wasn’t made easy, I was made to transform. [outro – guitar feedback fading, smoky vocal] Mm… Blood on the ladder… [final whisper] No easy way.
