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Ashes to Armor
Verse 1: [Clean Vocals]
I wake up to the silence in the static
Scars etched deep in the frame I inhabit
Tried to run, but the shadows always find me
Tried to scream, but the pain still defines me
Fought so long just to hold on to reason
Carved my soul just to make it through seasons
Every friend that I lost in the fire
Built the cage that became my empire
[Pre-Chorus: Melodic]
And I still hear the voices
The ones I had to leave
They echo through the choices
That bled the best of me
[Chorus: Aggressive Vocals/Screams]
I gave it all to stand again
Burned in the war that forged my skin
You see the strength — not what it cost
I'm still alive, but look what’s lost
Ashes to armor, pain to pride
Buried the dead parts deep inside
Survived the fall, but never whole
I paid in blood just to keep my soul
[Verse 2: Rap Verse]
Yeah, I made peace with the monsters I fed
Talked with the ghosts that slept in my bed
Learned that the hurt becomes a kind of shield
Wounds don’t close — they just learn to heal
This is for the nights I couldn’t breathe
Fists to the wall, just trying to believe
That breaking down was breaking free
And losing it all was finding me
[Pre-Chorus: Melodic]
And I still feel the silence
The calm before the scream
It taught me how to suffer
Without losing the dream
[Chorus: Aggressive Vocals/Screams]
I gave it all to stand again
Burned in the war that forged my skin
You see the strength — not what it cost
I'm still alive, but look what’s lost
Ashes to armor, pain to pride
Buried the dead parts deep inside
Survived the fall, but never whole
I paid in blood just to keep my soul
[Bridge: Whisper → Scream Build-Up]
(I watched it burn... I let it die...)
(I couldn't save them... I don't know why...)
(But I still rise...)
RISE FROM THE GRAVE THEY LEFT ME IN!
SCREAM WITH THE BREATH OF EVERYTHING!
