Rise from the Ashes

Whispers in the dark A shadow in the crowd They never saw the fire That burned behind my doubt Every word I spoke, it fell like leaves Crushed beneath the boots of disbelief Naive, they said, he's just a ghost A silent man, the world forgot the most But the embers, oh, they never died Buried deep, where my truth resides You thought I'd break, dissolve, decay But I was learning how to fight my way Now see me rise, from the ashes I emerge Breaking free from all your hollow words I've shed your eyes, your judgment, your lies This soul ignites, it will light up the skies You crowned yourselves as wise, all-knowing kings But ignorance hums where the fools still sing Years I wore the mask, the silent mime Till I shattered the chains of borrowed time Oh the cage was gold, but rust within A gilded lie where my truth begins No longer yours, no borrowed mind I own my fire, my soul defined Now see me rise, from the ashes I emerge Breaking free from all your hollow words I've shed your eyes, your judgment, your lies This soul ignites, it will light up the skies I let you shape me, let your shadows grow But shadows only dance when the light begins to show Your voices fade into the black I'm no longer looking back Feel the rumble of my soul Breaking out of your control You won't forget me, not this time I am the fire, I am the climb Now see me rise, from the ashes I emerge Breaking free from all your hollow words I've shed your eyes, your judgment, your lies This soul ignites, it will light up the skies No longer a whisper, I stand alive From the ashes... I survive