[INTRO] (embers, breath, restraint before impact) [VERSE 1] I left my heart on a battlefield Not bleeding Just done Every scar is a language now I don’t speak it For fun I’ve been quiet like loaded steel Like a match held tight in the dark They thought my silence was weakness I was learning where to strike [PRE-CHORUS] They heard my past like it was a cry Like I was still on my knees But I don’t scream for mercy anymore I sharpen what’s left of me [CHORUS] You’re trying to save me from the fire Like I don’t know its name I didn’t crawl out of the ashes Just to live politely in the flames Call it anger Call it war I call it finally choosing me If the ground starts shaking under you That’s just me remembering who I am [POST-CHORUS – COUNTER VOICE] You sound so angry Are you okay [VERSE 2] I carried peace like a heavy crown Till it cut my skin I swallowed truth to keep the calm Now I’m done pretending They say “healing shouldn’t look like this” Like there’s rules for the rise But no one questions the violence Of a woman who survives [PRE-CHORUS 2] You met my story like it’s breaking news I met it years ago I buried the girl who needed permission Now I move like I know [CHORUS 2] You’re trying to save me from the fire That taught me how to fight I didn’t lose myself to the anger I found my edge inside Call me reckless Call me wrong I’ve been quiet for too long If the world feels hotter where you stand That’s not destruction That’s rebirth [BRIDGE] I’m not a warning I’m the proof That soft can still choose violence When survival tells the truth I didn’t burn what I loved I burned what lied [BREAK / NON-LYRICAL] (drums, breath, metal, tension snapping) [FINAL CHORUS / OUTRO] So don’t reach for me like I’m fragile I’ve already crossed that line If you see fire in my eyes It’s not madness It’s design I didn’t rise to be forgiven I rose to end the war Let them call it fire I call it power [OUTRO – COUNTER VOICE] You don’t sound okay [FINAL LINE – WARRIOR VOICE] I’m better than okay
