The Phoenix Inside Lyrics

Used to be in charge of my own fate

World was what I chose to create

Dreaming big, no doubt in my mind

I would thrive, all would be aligned

Always grinding, couldn't keep me down

Made it to the peak where I took the crown

Shoulda known, when you've got it all

The crash hits hardest when you fall

Eyes wide open, I see the path clear

No more running, I'm done with the fear

Every scar a battle, every wound a story

On this road where I earned my glory

Storms may come, but they won't break me

I'm forging forward, wild and free

Strength in my heart, fire in my eyes

Living like there's a phoenix inside

Standing tall, full of my pride

I felt immortal, a power inside

But I stumbled, let my mind betray

Blinded by rage, I threw it all away

All I had built, shattered at my feet

In that moment, my failure was complete

The weight of pain left me half drowned

In the storm, the rain, the dreadful sound

Every fall, every bruise, every tear I cried

Left me broken and hollow inside

I carved my name in the canyon walls

Clinging to belief in these hallowed halls

No more blame, the fault was my own

Gutted by the shame, I hid alone

Eyes wide open, path no longer clear

No more running, consumed by the fear

Every scar a battle, every wound a story

On this path where I lost my glory

Storms have come, to try and break me

I'm forging forward, no longer free

Strength in my heart, pain in my eyes

Have I lost the phoenix inside

Beaten down, I lost sight of the light

gone in endless night

I know now, I know, I know that I'd given up

I...I, I know I had nothing left

Tormented by the heartache and strife

Gave up the fight, thought I'd lost my life

But the veil cracked, shattering despair

A gleam of hope, in answer to the prayer

One more breath, pushing through the thorns

Resolute now, a dragon reborn

Left the shadows cloaked in only my scars

But now they shield me in the dark hours

Breaking free, past the point of no return

Every bridge I've burned, has been earned

With every heartbeat, defying the pain

Fighting back, breaking every chain

Eyes wide open, I see the path clear

No more running, I'm done with the fear

Every scar a battle, every wound a story

On this road to reclaim my glory

Storms may come, but they won't break me

I'm forging forward, finally free

Knock me down, there's a phoenix inside

Make me bleed, there's a phoenix inside

Break my heart, there's a phoenix inside

Tear me open, there's a phoenix inside