Armor of Alone

[Intro – Whisper / Darkwave] [whisper] I don’t need saving. [pause] I don’t need hands to pull me through. [soft laugh, bitter] I built my own bones out of fire, And I’m stronger than you ever knew. [Verse 1 – Snarled, Defiant] [snarled] Every scar is steel on my skin, Chains I broke won’t bind me again. [harsh] I stand alone, I’ll never fall— [drawn out] I am the blade, I am it all. [Pre-Chorus – Bitter, Rising] [low growl] I don’t need your light to see. [angry shout] Don’t tell me who I’m meant to be. [pause, quieter, almost trembling] …But in the silence, I still hear— That maybe strength is just a fear. [Chorus – Screamed, Crushing] [shouting] Alone is armor, hard as stone! I don’t need you—I can bleed alone! [growled] Every wall I built, I keep. Every secret’s mine to keep. [shouting, layered] Alone is armor, sharp and true! I don’t need me, and I don’t need you! [pause, harsh] If this is strength, then let it lie— [guttural] Don’t ask me why, don’t ask me why! [Verse 2 – Sharp, Fast] [rushed snarl] I’ve been burned, I’ve been torn apart, Carved my name into the dark. [growled] I won’t break, I won’t crawl— I’ll drag my shadow, I’ll take it all. [Pre-Chorus – Desperate / Snapped] [shouting, cracked tone] I don’t need your voice to guide. I don’t need anyone on my side. [pause, whisper] But maybe strength is just disguise… [drawn out, almost crying shout] And maybe armor hides the lies. [Chorus – Screamed, Heavier] [shouting] Alone is armor, hard as stone! I don’t need you—I can bleed alone! [growled] Every wall I built, I keep. Every secret’s mine to keep. [shouting, layered] Alone is armor, sharp and true! I don’t need me, and I don’t need you! [guttural scream] If this is strength, then let it lie— Don’t ask me why, don’t ask me why! [Bridge / Breakdown – Slow, Crushing, Emotional] [growled] Walls don’t listen, walls don’t care. [shouting] I scream and nothing answers there. [pause, whisper] Alone is safer, that’s the lie… [drawn out scream] But alone is how I’ll die! [Final Chorus – All-In, Overlapped Vocals] [shouting] Alone is armor, hard as stone! I don’t need you—I can bleed alone! [growled] Every wall I built, I keep. Every secret’s mine to keep. [shouting, layered] Alone is armor, sharp and true! I don’t need me, and I don’t need you! [final guttural scream] If this is strength, then let it lie— [whisper, fading] Don’t ask me why… don’t ask me why.