Never Again

They shoved me down Cracked my spine Laughed in echoes Jagged Malign Their faces blurred Their voices rang A choir of fists A violent clang Underneath the neon skies I swore I'd rise I swore I'd rise Never again Never again I’ll stand tall where I fell then Never again Never again Your chains won't hold me Not if Not when Splintered glass and bloodied teeth The mirror fractured Grief beneath You tore my name You burned my pride But ashes grow where fear has died Static screams in the back of my mind A glitch in the system I’ve been redesigned Punch the air Let it spark— A fire born from the dark Never again Never again I’ll carve my way through the lion's den Never again Never again The shadows whisper But I won't bend Was it fear Or was it rage? A beast unlocked Broke the cage (frenzied drums, distorted growls) Steel in my bones Venom in my veins Your kingdom of cruelty goes up in flames Your words were knives; now they're dust in my hands You’ll never stand where my shadow stands