Riot Within

[Intro] Shattered mirrors in my head, I scream in fractured light Wires in my veins hum rebellion through the night [Verse 1] I wear my war like a badge I can't outrun or pretend Knuckles drum the drumbeat of a heart that won’t bend Smoke on the tongue, loud thoughts bite, raw and unconfined I spit the storm I’ve kept inside, unrestrained and undefined [Pre-Chorus] Break the silence with a grinding chord, let the chains unfurl I am the riot in a closed-up world [Chorus] Rise, rise, I’m tearing down the walls I’ve built in my own mind Scream with iron lungs, unleash the bruises left behind Turn the pavement into mirrors, I’ll burn through the lies I’m told This is my catharsis, my flame, unyielding, uncontrolled [Verse 2] Hands clenched, nails into the palms of a tomorrow I’ll redefine Sparks fly from the teeth of the machine I’ll never be aligned Shell of calm shatters, grit and thunder crash in stereo I’m the storm on a leash, finally learning how to let go [Pre-Chorus] Break the silence with a grinding chord, let the chains uncoil I am the riot in a closed-up soul [Chorus] Rise, rise, I’m tearing down the walls I’ve built in my own mind Scream with iron lungs, unleash the bruises left behind Turn the pavement into mirrors, I’ll burn through the lies I’m told This is my catharsis, my flame, unyielding, uncontrolled [Bridge] Let the chorus pull like a tide, a flood from the inside out I’m not a statue in a corner, I’m a roar without a doubt [Chorus] Rise, rise, I’m tearing down the walls I’ve built in my own mind Scream with iron lungs, unleash the bruises left behind Turn the pavement into mirrors, I’ll burn through the lies I’m told This is my catharsis, my flame, unyielding, uncontrolled [Outro] I walk through the smoke with a louder heart, breaking free tonight Until the echo of my anger becomes a banner in the fight