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They never saw the weight I held inside...
Only judged the silence I wore like armor.
> I was born in the fire, but raised in the freeze
They only see calm — never what seethes
Held it all in like a bomb with no pin
But now I bleed ink — let the story begin.
They said, “be quiet,” so I learned to roar
Dug my voice out the cracks in the floor
Pain was a teacher — cold and blunt
I passed every test that they wouldn’t confront
Hands blistered, but I held that line
Carrying ghosts that were never mine
I ain’t your savior, I ain’t your kin
Just the last man standing when the dark rolled in And in the end, I became the blade
Made of every scar they gave
You tried to bury me in shame
But I rose through the flame
There’s ashes in my veins / steel in my chest
Each breath I take — I survive the test
I wasn’t meant to shine — I was meant to break
But I learned to bend till the storm would shake
All those nights with a fist to the sky
Not to fight — just to ask “why?”
But answers never came — just more to carry
So I wore it all — yeah, even the scary
Built a throne from the bones of pain
Crowned by the silence that knew my name
I never needed fame, never needed eyes
Just needed peace that never arrived
Still I gave, still I stood
Still I bled just like a brother would
And if they ask what kept me sane...
Just tell ‘em: ashes in my veins
And in the end, I became the flame
Not for glory / not for fame
You tried to crush me under blame
But I rose, unchained
There’s ashes in my veins / steel in my chest
Each breath I take — I outlive the test