Verse 1
I burned down quietly, no scream, no sound,
Just smoke on my breath and fists on the ground.
The fire didn’t ask, it just devoured the rest,
Left bones and silence where I once confessed.
Chorus
From the ashes of the phoenix, I claw my way,
Rebuilt from wreckage, not meant to stay.
Smoke in my lungs, wings made of scars,
I don’t rise like a hero, I rise like a war.
Verse 2
Every scar’s a roadmap no one should know,
Proof I lived through things that don’t let go.
The fire wasn’t healing, it just burned out the lie,
Now I wear the truth like soot in my sky.
Chorus
From the ashes of the phoenix, I claw my way,
Rebuilt from wreckage, not meant to stay.
Smoke in my lungs, wings made of scars,
I don’t rise like a hero, I rise like a war.
Bridge
No magic rebirth, no shining reborn,
Just grit in my teeth and skin that’s worn.
I’m not divine, I’m what’s left behind,
When the fire forgets and fate goes blind.
Verse 3
Now I fly crooked, but I still fly,
Over graves I dug with tears gone dry.
Not proud, not pure, but still I stand,
Ash-covered heart in a flame-split land.
Final Chorus
From the ashes of the phoenix, I tear through dawn,
Not clean, not whole, but never gone.
Don’t sing me pretty, just say I survived,
A phoenix in ruin, still somehow alive.
Outro
So if you see me burning, don’t pray, don’t run
This is not your legend. This is what’s left when it’s done.
Ashes don’t lie, and neither do I
I rose because I had to. Not to beautify.