Lyric

We pay the price, we bear the mark

Trade our tears to light the dark

Nothing gained without the scar—

That’s the law of who we are

Hands to ground, the truth draws near

I step ahead, I won’t disappear

If the world demands its due

I’ll answer back—equal, true

Metal limbs and midnight vows

Names I couldn’t save till now

I chased a dream that crossed the line

Asked for more than life would sign

Truth stood still with empty eyes

Asked me what I’d sacrifice

I learned fast what hope can cost—

You don’t win back what you’ve lost

Count the circles, set the flame

Break the fear, don’t curse the pain

If the gate is all I see

I’ll walk through who I used to be

We pay the price, we bear the mark

Trade our tears to light the dark

Nothing gained without the scar—

That’s the law of who we are

Hands to ground, the truth draws near

I step ahead, I won’t disappear

If the world demands its due

I’ll answer back—equal, true

Brother’s breath in borrowed time

Promises in alchemized lines

Every step I take alone

Echoes debts I’ve always known

I won’t beg the sky for grace

I’ll rebuild with what remains

Flesh and steel, resolve and bone—

I make the future on my own

Feel the circle start to spin

Not to fix what’s been—

But to claim the choice to stand

Human heart, unbound by hand

We pay the price, we bear the mark

Trade our tears to light the dark

Nothing gained without the scar—

That’s the law of who we are

Hands to ground, the truth draws near

I step ahead, I won’t disappear

If the world demands its due

I’ll answer back—equal, true

I won’t play god, I won’t pretend

Life’s not mine to bend or end

What I lost will guide my aim—

I choose the road, I choose the name

Truth can keep its throne of stone

I’ll save my world by staying human

We pay the price, but still we move

Broken, breathing, proven true

No exchange for borrowed stars—

Only work and open scars

Hands to ground, I claim my view:

I won’t run—I’ll see it through

When the balance comes into view

I stand alive—equal, true

No miracles

No return

Just a forward step—

And lessons learned