From the recording The Gods Stood Up
Lyrics
[VERSE 1]
I spent my whole life in the shadows of the chains
Watching men rise and fall while I swallowed all my pain
They told me I was nothing, just a ghost inside the dust
But I learned to walk alone ‘cause alone was who I trust
Now the Dark Flame’s whisperin’, sayin’ I should run
Sayin’ I should bow before the fire I become
But I ain’t built for hiding — I’m built from the scars
From the nights I wasn’t wanted, from the silence in my heart
[CHORUS]
If the world wanna break me, let it try
If the runes wanna bind me, let ‘em rise
If the Dark Flame’s huntin’, I won’t hide—
I stand in the fire
I stand in the fire
If the people wanna fear me, that’s their right
If the land wanna test me, I’ll survive
If the gods wanna judge me, let ‘em try—
I stand in the fire
I stand in the fire
[VERSE 2]
I ain’t the man you wanted — I’m the man that you forgot
The slave you left in silence, now the heir you couldn’t stop
You carved your holy runes in the bones of this land
But you never carved a place for a boy who couldn’t stand
Now you’re callin’ me a symbol, callin’ me the Bloodline’s son
But I ain’t here for legends — I’m here ‘cause I’m done
Done with bein’ hunted, done with bein’ small
Done with bein’ nothin’ in a world that wants it all
[CHORUS]
If the world wanna break me, let it try
If the runes wanna bind me, let ‘em rise
If the Dark Flame’s huntin’, I won’t hide—
I stand in the fire
I stand in the fire
If the people wanna fear me, that’s their right
If the land wanna test me, I’ll survive
If the gods wanna judge me, let ‘em try—
I stand in the fire
I stand in the fire
[BRIDGE]
I ain’t runnin’ from the shadows
I was born in ‘em
I ain’t scared of the fire
I was forged in it
I ain’t bowin’ to the runes
They don’t own me
I ain’t dyin’ for a world
That never showed me
love
But I’ll stand here anyway—
‘cause I’m done bein’ afraid
[FINAL CHORUS]
If the world wanna break me, let it try.
If the runes wanna bind me, let ‘em rise.
If the Dark Flame’s huntin’, I won’t hide —
I stand in the fire,
I stand in the fire.
If the people wanna fear me, that’s their right.
If the land wanna test me, I’ll survive.
If the gods wanna judge me, let ‘em try —
I stand in the fire,
I stand in the fire.