Lyrics
I tried to wash the sound away
Scrub the nights from my hands
But every string I ever played
Still screams where I stand
They said "Time will dull the blade"
"Let the past fall asleep"
But guilt doesn't rot—it sharpens its teeth
And it follows me
Every name I tried to forget
Carved itself into my chest
Not a lesson
Not a test
Just a tally I can't reset
These verses are written in blood
Not for glory not for love
No absolution in the sound
Just truth dragging me down
I don't sing to be saved or forgiven
I sing because silence is worse
Every song I leave behind
Is a scar
A curse
I watched the crowd raise broken hands
Screaming words they don't understand
They hear an anthem—I hear screams
Buried in the amp and strings
They chant my name like it's a crown
But crowns are heavy when built from the ground
Of shattered lives and final breaths
I carry them all with every step
No halo waits beyond the night
No clean ending
No clean light
Just a wolf still standing upright
These verses are written in blood
Not for mercy not because I must
No redemption in the sound
Just truth hammering down
I don't sing to be clean or whole
I sing to keep control
Every note cuts just enough
To remind me what I was
And what I've done
If this is punishment…
I accept it
JUST DON'T LET ME FORGET IT!
No erased names
No wiped hands
No clean slate
No promised land
I'll wear the weight
I'll bear the blame
I'll howl it back into my name
These verses are written in blood
And they'll follow me when the moon's gone