Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] Candles crawl Down black stone walls Shadows count The years he lost [Verse 1] Ten years small With a trash bag heart All his world In a torn-up cart Names on doors That were not his name Plastic plates And a hunger shame [Pre-Chorus] Every bed Had a borrowed sheet Every prayer Fell in empty heat He learned fast How to disappear How to choke On a strangled tear (hey!) [Chorus] The living nightmare Woke him every dawn Hands on his shoulders Saying "kid Be strong" Three long winters Frozen in that place The living nightmare Wrote across his face But he still burned He still burned Like a small Defiant flame [Verse 2] Kitchen clock Like a judge on high Ticking loud While the days slid by Other kids With their broken wings Trading scars Like they’re normal things [Pre-Chorus] He drew maps In the dark at night Secret roads Back to honest light Whispered oaths To an unseen friend "I will not Break I only bend" [Chorus] The living nightmare Woke him every dawn Hands on his shoulders Saying "kid Hold on" Three long summers Caged behind that gate The living nightmare Tried to carve his fate But he still burned He still burned Like a stubborn little flame [Bridge] [Strings rise Choir in Latin syllables] Violins weep Where his lullabies should be Voices in black Sing his name in minor key "Child of the castaway years Keeper of uncried tears" He lifts his chin to the sky "I will not die here" (oh!) [Chorus] The living nightmare Could not crush his soul All of those midnights Forged a blade from coal Three long years Of being passed like blame The living nightmare Gave his fire a name Now he burns Now he burns Like a roaring Righteous flame [Outro] Candles out But the boy stands tall From ten to thirteen He survived it all In his chest Where the darkness screamed Beats a heart That was never what they dreamed
Tags
metal, Epic power/speed metal ballad with gothic orchestra; double-time drums and galloping bass under tremolo guitars, choirs, and soaring male vocals. Verses begin sparse with piano, strings, and low choir; pre-chorus adds chugging rhythm and toms; chorus explodes with full orchestra, stacked choir, and high register belts. Bridge slows into half-time, violin and choir duet, then a blazing guitar lead ramps back into the final chorus., speed metal, ballad, power metal
Duration
5:27
Instrumental
No
Created
4/7/2026