BELIEVE IN THE SCARS

[Intro – distant choir + distortion swell]

I spent my life waiting for a sign…
Turns out the fire was always mine.

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[Verse 1 – low growl / chugging riff]

I gave my hope to empty hands,
Prayed to voices that never answered back.
I followed shadows, trusted crowns of thorns,
Bled for lies I didn’t even ask for.

Every time I fell to my knees,
I was begging something else to save me,
Didn’t know the strength I needed
Was staring back when I hated me.

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[Pre-Chorus – tension build]

I stopped looking up to the sky,
When I realized I survived every night.

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[Chorus – HUGE, anthemic]

I DON’T NEED A SAVIOR
I DON’T NEED A SIGN
I FOUND MY FAITH
WHEN I STOOD UP AND FOUGHT FOR MY LIFE
THEY SAID I’D BREAK
BUT I’M STILL STANDING TALL
I BELIEVE IN THE SCARS
’CAUSE I EARNED THEM ALL

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[Verse 2 – faster, angrier]

I wore the guilt like a second skin,
Let my past decide the shape I’m in.
Tried to drown the voice inside my head,
But it screamed the truth every time I bled.

I was searching for forgiveness,
In places that only dealt in shame,
Then I learned survival isn’t sinful—
It’s proof I lived through the flames.

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[Pre-Chorus – clean + scream trade]

I don’t bow to fear anymore,
I’ve walked through hell and found my core.

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[Chorus – repeat, bigger]

I DON’T NEED A SAVIOR
I DON’T NEED A SIGN
I FOUND MY FAITH
WHEN I STOOD UP AND FOUGHT FOR MY LIFE
THEY SAID I’D BREAK
BUT I’M STILL STANDING TALL
I BELIEVE IN THE SCARS
’CAUSE I EARNED THEM ALL

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[Breakdown – slow, crushing]

NO ALTAR
NO THRONE
I BUILT THIS STRENGTH
ON MY OWN

(pause)

IF I FALL AGAIN
I’LL RISE AGAIN
MY BELIEF IS BULLETPROOF
AND BORN FROM PAIN

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[Bridge – emotional, melodic]

I was never lost—
Just buried underneath the doubt,
Now I wear my name like armor,
And I won’t bow.

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[Final Chorus – layered vocals, screams under cleans]

I DON’T NEED A SAVIOR
I DON’T NEED A SIGN
I FOUND MY FAITH
WHEN I TOOK BACK WHAT’S MINE
LET THEM JUDGE
LET THEM TALK
LET IT ALL COLLIDE
I BELIEVE IN THE SCARS
THEY KEPT ME ALIVE

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[Outro – stripped, then full hit]

I’m not saved—
I’m self-made.

metalcore with heavy guitars, emotional clean vocals, heavy screams, male, emocore, metal, nu metal, hardcore, glitch