Every Step Is War

[Intro]
[distant crowd noise rising]
BELL…
RING…
BREAK! (yeah!)

[Verse 1]
Steel in my fists
Rage in my veins
Born from the scars
Baptized in pain
Concrete shakes when I hit the floor
Every step I take writes a different war

Teeth full of dust
Blood on my tongue
Hear every doubt that I ever outrun
They want a hero
I’m the open door
I’m the crash
I’m the crack in the core

[Chorus]
Every step is war
Every breath a blade
I was made for this
I don’t walk
I invade
Every step is war
Hear the thunder in my veins
If I fall
I crawl
Till I break these chains

[Verse 2]
Eyes like sirens
Locked on the prize
Fear in their stance
Truth in my lies
Taped-up hands write scripture in skin
Every heavy hit screams “I win again”

Boots mark lines they’re afraid to cross
I turn every bruise into holy gloss
They pray for peace
I’m the final score
I’m the headline
Painted on the floor

[Chorus]
Every step is war
Every breath a blade
I was made for this
I don’t walk
I invade
Every step is war
Hear the thunder in my veins
If I fall
I crawl
Till I break these chains

[Bridge]
[band drops to chugging riff
Vocal alone]
Count it out
One for the hurt
Two for the doubt
Three for the dirt in my teeth
Four when I roar
And the ground gives out beneath

[Chorus]
Every step is war
Every breath a blade
I was made for this
I don’t walk
I invade
Every step is war
Hear the thunder in my veins
If I fall
I crawl
Till I break these chains (break!)
Every step is war
And I love this pain