(Lo-fi piano intro, soft ticking clock, heartbeat echo) [Intro – whisper, echo layered] I stopped running. Now I just burn. And the devil don’t chase me... He waits his turn. [Verse 1 – slow, numb delivery] I danced with the devil, thought I still had a choice, But silence is louder than my own fucking voice. He held my hand, I held my breath— We slow-danced on the edge of death. My reflection cracked, then started to grin, Saw the devil in me—felt peace within. Tired of begging angels to hear my screams, Now I make deals just to kill my dreams. [Pre-Chorus – strained vocals, ticking builds] I tried to heal in a house built from pain, Each smile a mask, each hug a chain. But the fire kept calling, and I let it consume— Better flames than a goddamn padded room. [Chorus – distorted guitar, double vocal layers (growl + melody)] So let the devil lead, I won’t resist, Let him crown me king with a burning kiss. If heaven won’t have me, I’ll rule the pyre— Not his victim now… I’m my own damn fire. No more tears, no more lies, No more hope in bloodshot eyes. I gave my soul one final try— Now I torch the sky and watch angels die. [Verse 2 – aggressive delivery, rap-like rhythm] Felt every betrayal like a bullet in bone, They left me to rot in a house, not a home. Tried therapy, tried prayers, tried pills in a row— But the mirror still whispered, “You’re too far below.” I became what they feared, became what they wrote— That sad, mad freak with a slit in his throat. But I’m still standing—just made of ash, With a cigarette grin and a gasoline laugh. [Bridge – choir fading in, chaotic whispers behind vocals] He didn’t drag me—I took his hand, Sick of this world, I helped him plan. A thousand screams stitched in my spine, A crown of scars, and the throne is mine. [Breakdown – heavy drop, guttural scream layered under distorted chorus] They say I’m lost, but I call it free, No chains, no God, just the beast in me. I’m not scared—I am the fear, The smile in the dark when death gets near. [Final Chorus – slowed, echoing, fading like embers] Let the devil lead, I’ll light the path, Through broken homes and aftermath. He laughs because I never tire— I am the blaze. I’m my own damn fire. [Outro – fading heartbeat, wind, faint whisper] So when the flames take me whole… Don’t cry. Just dance. And let it burn. ---

King of Scars and Flame