Core Pride (From “Blue Exorcist”)

Ay, okay, your life is going swell until the day that you find

There's a black box hidden inside of your mind

Passing the limit line, you're in it for a ride

It's about time you step out and start living your life

Life is a bitch and we all know that

It ain't perfect but give it a chance

Ready, stop, you know it's only the way of the world

So just do your best, forget the rest, yeah, here we go

All this time I thought if I

I didn't feel the pain I'd be fine

So I suppressed my heart and my mind

Letting all my passion die

I guess I'm not that different after all

From the people I've always despised

And I hate myself, but it's come to this

That I'm holding myself back without even really knowing why

No matter what I do, I know my dream

It has not a single chance of coming true

And no one can ever hope to smother out this flame in my heart

Yeah, even if the rain keeps pouring down forever every day and night

It soaks me to my very core

I'll keep this fire burning

Deep inside of my soul, my pride burns bright

It started pouring down just like I believed it would

But then, to my surprise, many friends were gathered at my side

While we talked of hopes and dreams, all our fun was and pure and good

But we got riled up, and we started a fist fight

We haven't changed a bit, I will admit, from our early childhood days

'Cause back then we still fought all the same

But we wanted to run away

I still remember when you laughed and said

Time hasn't changed you at all

I couldn't help but laugh too

'Til I couldn't even hear the rain fall

We've gotta stand our ground, live with no fear

Or even the thought alone will bring us down

I'm scared when I think about the seconds I had let go to waste

Yeah, but now I see in a moment when the sky is clear

I'm really my own enemy

But I know I can't give up just yet

Deep inside of my soul, my pride burns bright

Ready, stop, you know it's only the way of the world

So just do your best, forget the rest, yeah, here we go

Stop, you know it's only the way of the world

So just do your best, forget the rest, yeah, here we go

No matter what I do whenever I'm alone at night

I start to lose myself a little more to the fight

Yeah, but I know if you were by my side that I could change that fate

And make it through this final storm

And whatever else might be in store

Yeah, no matter how things turn out, if I look lame

That's something I'm no longer worried about

As long as I manage to rewrite my fate, I don't give a damn

Yeah, they say that destiny is set in stone

But I don't care if that's what I've been told

I will prove that I can change it

And until then I won't quit

'Cause deep inside my core pride

I know it's always burning bright

I can't just let it go out yet, this fire in my heart

Under my breath, I can't forget the feeling burning hot

I can't just let it go out yet, this fire in my heart

Through tears and sweat

'Til my last breath

I'll be the light

My pride burns bright