I had a name, I had a light But shadows come when the flames burn bright

First you run, then you fight Then you fall till the wrong feels right

I swore I'd never cross that line Now I'm dancing in the fire like it's mine

Hate it, take it, fake it, love it Every scar is a badge in the war I covered

Tried to be better but better is weak So I cut my heart out, now the fire's in me

I watched the world just spit me out Preached about love while they sold me doubt

Played by the rules, stayed in my lane But the world don't change if you don't bring pain

First I ran, then I fought Now my hands are laced in rock

But the power's warm, the cut is deep And now that hunger don't let me sleep

Drip, drip, drip, red on my hands Told myself I wouldn't break

Now I'm painting sins in gray One by one they took from me

Now I'm everything I swore I'd never be

I swore I'd never cross that line Now I'm dancing in the fire like it's mine

Hate it, take it, fake it, love it Every scar is a badge in the war I covered

Tried to be better but better is weak So I cut my heart out, now the fire's in me

I feel the colors sink deep Every wound's a brushstroke, pain in me

Black and white but the world won't fade So I let it stain me till I like the shade

They call me lost, they call me damned But they kneel now when I raise my hand

This ain't justice, this ain't right But I sleep like a king in the flames at night

Drip by drip, I taste the sin I swore it off but I breathe it in

Built my walls, they burned them down Now I'm the one who runs this town

I swore I'd never cross that line Now I'm dancing in the fire like it's mine

Hate it, take it, fake it, love it Every scar is a badge in the war I covered

Tried to be better but better is weak So I cut my heart out, now the fire's in me

I buried my name beneath the flames Carved a crown from all my pain

I tried to fight, I tried to run But the monster won, the monster won

But the monster won, the monster won

One step in, no way out I feel the curse from all my pain

I tried to fight, I tried to run But the monster won, the monster won

One step in