I Cannot Walk the Same Path You Have

[Verse]
Your shadow stretches over me
Like chains I never chose
You carved your name in destiny
But I won’t wear your throne

Your road is paved with silent fear
With rules I never made
You call it love, you call it fate
I call it a masquerade
[Pre Chorus]
I hear your voice inside my head
But it’s not mine to keep
I won’t inherit your regrets
Or promises you couldn’t keep
[Chorus]
I cannot walk the same path you have
Through the fire of your past
I won’t live chained to yesterday
Or wear your broken mask
Your battles aren’t the cross I bear
Your truth is not my map
I cannot walk the same path you have
I won’t turn back
[Verse]
You build a kingdom out of scars
And crowned yourself with pride
But every step you glorified
Left something else to die

I see the cracks beneath the gold
The silence in your fame
You call it strength to never bend
But I won’t play that game
[Pre Chorus]
I am not your unfinished dream
I am not your ghost
I’ll carve my name in living stone
On roads you fear the most
[Chorus]
I cannot walk the same path you have
Through the fire of your past
I won’t live chained to yesterday
Or wear your broken mask
Your battles aren’t the cross I bear
Your truth is not my map
I cannot walk the same path you have
I won’t turn back
[Bridge]
This blood is mine — not yours to claim
This will is forged in different flames
Your war is over — mine begins
I rise. I fall. I fight. I win.

[Guitar Solo]

[Final Chorus]
I cannot walk the same path you have
But I’ll blaze my own in flame
Through storm and doubt, through fear and wrath
I’ll never bow to shame
No chains, no aftermath
I cannot walk the same path you have
I choose my path

death metal, thrash metal