I Was Never Meant to Bow

They told me to kneel, I chose to rise

They caged my fire, I scorched the skies

I walked alone through exile's gate

But freedom tasted better than fate

Call me sinner, call me storm

I was wild before the world was born

I was never meant to bow

Not then, not here, not now

I'm the shadow and the spark

The holy flame inside the dark

You can cast me out again

But I return like desert wind

I was never meant to bow

I was born to shake the ground

No crown, no ring, no man-made throne

Could ever claim what's mine alone

I am the howl, I am the night

I am the wrong they fear is right

Let them tremble, let them break

I am the storm they couldn't tame

I was never meant to bow

Not then, not here, not now

I'm the shadow and the spark

The holy flame inside the dark

You can cast me out again

But I return like desert wind

I was never meant to bow

I was born to shake the ground

I am the first, I am the fire

I am the truth beneath desire

They called me demon, called me shame

But now the world will know my name

I was never meant to bow

I rise while empires drown

I'm the rage and I'm the grace

The sacred howl they can't erase

Strike me down—I'll rise again

Wilder, stronger, free of chains

I was never meant to bow

I was born to wear my crown