Lyrics by Chris Gabriel
I feel the earth winds swirl about me
Carrying echoes of what I can't outrun
I feel the rage press behind my teeth
Like a lion denied the sun
There's silence in the still lake's face
But underneath—
A flood that never found its scream
I wear my peace like broken glass
Held together by the seams
Let me bleed through the drain of existence
Let me roar where the quiet used to live
Break these chains that call themselves mercy
I've got nothing left to give—
But the fire
I feel the fracture deep in the steel
A crack in the calm I was forced to feel
I feel the silence pulling tight
Like it's choking out the right to fight
There's thunder buried in my chest
Kept from striking
Kept repressed
But this calm's a lie I can't protect
And this mask is breaking next
Let me bleed through the drain of existence
Let me roar where the quiet used to live
Break these chains that call themselves mercy
I've got nothing left to give—
But the fire
I feel the power
I feel the rage
I feel the pain
Breaking the cage
I feel the fracture
I feel the weight
I feel the scream
Behind the gate
Let it open
Let it fall
Let the fire take it all
Rage into light
Burning the stain
Breaking the chains
That carried my name
No more silence
No more shame
I rise from the fire
Reborn in flame
You called it anger—
But it was the key.
You called it breaking—
But it was me finally free.