The Forge (The Forge)
World
The Forge (The Forge) was released on June 29, 2026 by JOKER as a part of the album The Forge (The Forge) - Single
Credits
Lyrics
The sky above is cold, the answers never fall
Is this a blessing, or the writing on the wall?
Mirror, mirror, show me—am I broken or the best?
Ready for the judgment, ready for the test
The trial from the heavens, tell me, who is it for?
Searching for the truth, while I’m pacing on the floor
The chosen feel the friction, the chosen feel the pain
There’s no map to escape, no shelter from the rain
The stars are getting distant, the sky is looking high
Watching all my efforts turn to dust beneath the sky
I swallow all the anger, I keep it locked inside
This struggle is the only truth I’ve never tried to hide
If God wants to test me, then bring on the fight
I’m forging my spirit in the dead of the night
A path that is easy? That’s a life I despise
I’m walking through the fire with the truth in my eyes
The wind is screaming louder, but I don’t need to hear
I’m falling in love with the absence of fear
Through the mud and the dirt, yeah, I’m chasing the peak
I’m finding the strength that the world thinks is weak
I don’t need an audience, I don’t need a word
The mirror is the witness to the things that I’ve heard
I take the cold reality and turn it to a blade
This is the new landscape that my hunger has made
I’m killing off the version of the man I was before
To open up the lock on a much bigger door
Forget the shallow labels, forget the trendy lies
I’m guarding what is sacred 'til the day that I rise
They call it insanity, they call it a flaw
I’m tearing up the pages of their tired old law
This process isn't meant to be the end of my breath
It’s molding my existence, cheating silence and death
If I’m hurting, I’m living; if I’m crying, I’m real
I’m tempered in the furnace, like the hardest of steel
Hey God, are you listening? I’m still on my feet
The pain is the prism where the light starts to meet
If God wants to test me, then bring on the fight
I’m forging my spirit in the dead of the night
A path that is easy? That’s a life I despise
I’m walking through the fire with the truth in my eyes
Every time I go down, I ignite one more flame
Darkness is the intro to the sound of my name
My life is a masterpiece, the work of my art
Written in the rhythm of a beating, bold heart
The curtain is rising in the dead of the glow
I’m lighting the fire for the ultimate show
Watch me now, Heaven—I’ve got nothing to hide
This is my answer, my truth, and my pride
