[Verse 1]
They turned my world to smoke and flame
Called it cleansing, called it shame
The silence screamed, the strings went dead
I drove the splinters through the thread
They gathered close with hollow eyes
Tried to drown the voice inside
Chants and candles, oil and lies
But shadows never say goodbye
[Chorus]
I am the echo they couldn’t erase
A fractured soul in a sacred place
You call them demons—I call them kin
They held me fast when the end began
[Verse 2]
They whispered words with crooked grace
Tried to scrub the darkness from my face
But every scar they tried to heal
Just proved the pain was always real
I let the mask slip just a bit
Eyes rolled back, I tasted grit
They flinched like I had split in two
But I just showed them what they knew
[Bridge]
I stood alone while the faithful cried
Their hymns like daggers I let slide
Inside the silence, something stirred…
A broken voice, a final word…
“Don’t leave me.”
[Final Chorus]
I am the silence behind the flame
The curse they cast, the one who stayed
You call them demons—I call them light
They stood beside me through the night
Not possessed—just finally whole
No need for saving, no need for soul
They prayed for mercy, I gave them truth
In every lie, I lost my youth
[Outro]
No holy water… no righteous hand…
Could touch the place where I still stand…
Alone, not broken… just awake…
And far too strong for them to take.