Battling Demons

[Intro]
Teeth clenched
Heart like a war drum
Cold sweat
Shakes in the mirror glass
Breath short
Shadows crawl closer
My name
Rattles inside their laugh
[Verse 1]
Woke up in the middle of a nightmare
Eyes open
But the room still bleeds
Every fear that I buried in the backyard
Crawls back
Wearing my old teeth
They say
"You’re nothing but the worst of your choices"
They hiss
Piling every single sin
I bite down till I taste my own poison
Feel the cracks in my porcelain skin
[Chorus]
I’ve been battling demons
Wearing my face
Pulling me deeper
Back to that place
But I’m not giving in
To the ghosts I’ve been feeding
Rip their claws from my veins
I’ve been battling demons
(battling demons)
[Verse 2]
Hands shake as I draw a crooked circle
Thin line between the faith and the fear
Every scar on my arms like a roadmap
All roads leading right back here
They chant every failure like a hymn book
Each word
Like a hammer on bone
I scream till my throat starts tearing
"I’m broken
But I’m not your home"
[Chorus]
I’ve been battling demons
Wearing my face
Pulling me deeper
Back to that place
But I’m not giving in
To the ghosts I’ve been feeding
Rip their claws from my veins
I’ve been battling demons
(battling demons)
[Breakdown]
Get out of my head
(get out)
Get out of my lungs
(can’t breathe)
You fed on my dread
Now choke on what you’ve done
I am not your cage
I am not your crown
You can ride my rage
But I’m the one
Who drags you
Down
[Chorus]
I’ve been battling demons
Wearing my face
Pulling me deeper
Back to that place
But I’m not giving in
To the ghosts I’ve been feeding
Rip their claws from my veins
I’ve been battling demons
(battling demons)
[Outro]
One breath
Silence like gun smoke
Soft light
Edges of dawn creep in
Scars burn
Proof that I’m still here
They fade
I rise and I walk again

metal, High-gain drop-tuned guitars chugging over a crushing double-kick barrage, gritty distorted bass glued to the low end. Male vocals shifting from tense growls in the verses to a shouted, crowd-ready hook. Dark, oppressive atmosphere with occasional dissonant leads; breakdown hits like a sledgehammer with halftime drums and layered gang vocals. Outro drags the tempo into a slow, punishing stomp before cutting abruptly.