**Phoenix in a Rearview** Intro (spoken, tense) I burned the map so I’d stop following the past. Watch me rebuild from the ash. Verse 1 (rapid, half-rap) Woke up in the ruins of the life I used to sell, credit to the mistakes, every debt a story to tell. Mirror’s got proposals from the person I swore I’d be — kept the receipts, now I’m burning all the empathy. Used to play the villain in a script I never wrote, applause was hollow, velvet rope choked me with a note. But I found a lighter in the pocket of my doubts, sparked a whisper turned a roar, now I’m ripping ceilings out. Pre-Chorus (rising, melodic) I hear my future clapping — it’s a rhythm, it’s a sin, if I fail I’ll fail awake, not numb behind the skin. So I lace the ghosts in leather, shove the past into a crate, I’m trading every “can’t” I know for one reckless, shining “wait.” Chorus (big, anthemic) I’m turning this life around, from the bottom to the crown, I’m trading scars for armor — no more letting the world drown me out. I’ll be the person I wanna be, swear to god I’ll make it right, burn the old me down and walk the ashes into light. No more apologies to shadows on the floor, I’m pushing through the noise — I’m someone to fight for. Verse 2 (fast, aggressive) Clock ticks like a judge but I found a second hand, rewound the lines I crossed, now I’m drafting where I stand. Friends fall like dominoes when you flip the script to truth, some smiles crack, some stay — I keep the ones that move. I’m learning that redemption’s not a one-time clean, it’s the grit that keeps you rising when you’re breaking at the seam. So I tattoo promises on every scar I own, call it self-made weather — I learned how to stand alone. Pre-Chorus (more urgent) I’m stealing back the night that taught me how to hide, I’m building ladders where the rafters used to divide. If I stumble, I stumble loud — I’ll own the thunder and the rain, I’ll fold the map and draw my world, and I’ll do it without shame. Chorus (bigger, layered) I’m turning this life around, from the bottom to the crown, I’m trading scars for armor — no more letting the world drown me out. I’ll be the person I wanna be, swear to god I’ll make it right, burn the old me down and walk the ashes into light. No more apologies to shadows on the floor, I’m pushing through the noise — I’m someone to fight for. Bridge (defiant, urgent) Scream it — I am not the ruin you remember! Break it — every chain becomes a lesson, not an ember! I’ll fight the mirror’s echo, stomp the echo out of tune, I’ll dance alone on broken glass and still be whole by noon. Breakdown (quiet, intimate) One step, one breath, rewind the hurt and then press play, one friend, one truth, one honest night to find my way. I’ll stitch the holes with courage, stitch the seams with sweat, I’ll memorize the sunrise — I’ll never forget. Final Chorus (defiant, celebratory) I turned this life around, took the ruins, built a crown, wore my failures like a fire — now they lift me off the ground. I am the person I wanted to be, and I’m unfinished but I’m right, walked through the flames and found my voice inside the night. No more apologies to shadows on the floor, I pushed through the noise — now I’m someone worth fighting for. Outro (spoken, victorious) Not perfect. Just chosen. Not done. Just rising. Put me in the rearview, I’m driving forward.
Backing track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnnysxbeDVU&list=RDvnnysxbeDVU ^^ also downloaded and put inside the project
