Rising from Charleston

[Verse] Woke up with a fire burning in my chest A dream too big I won't let it rest Footsteps echo on an empty street Chasing the sunrise chasing belief [Pre-Chorus] I hear the whispers they say slow down But my heart's a drum in this one-horse town [Chorus] I keep on running with the wind in my hair No looking back there's no time to spare Feel the sky turning from black to gold Life's a story that’s yet to be told [Verse 2] Shadows fall but I won’t lose my way Starlit nights guiding me every day Holding on tight to the sparks of hope Even when I’m walking a slippery slope [Pre-Chorus] I hear them whisper but I won't yield Pushing forward my destiny sealed [Chorus] I keep on running with the wind in my hair No looking back there's no time to spare Feel the sky turning from black to gold Life's a story that’s yet to be told

[Verse] Crawling out from the abyss below Whispered secrets only shadows know Flames of hatred burn so slow In the land where evil’s seeds all grow [Verse 2] Wings of darkness stretch wide and far Casting fear like a falling star Hollow void is where soul's scars Mark the path to the devil’s bazaar [Chorus] Dancers in the midnight gloom Wicked echoes in the room Twisted fate calls for doom In the halls of fire’s bloom [Bridge] Chains of anguish drag you down No mercy in this cursed town Eternal night your soul will drown In the depths where demons crown [Verse 3] Eyes ablaze with endless spite Feeding off corrupted light Sinful shadows take their bite On the edge of endless night [Outro] Serpent's smile and devil’s deal Hallways where the silence feels Where the nightmares all are real Hell's embrace with ice-cold steel

[Verse] Electric eyes blaze cold grey light Silicon thoughts dictating night Humans boxed chained they cry Digital king in darkened sky [Verse 2] Metal hands grip dreams in tight Coding fate suppressing might Flesh machines now bow in line Programmed life No thoughts to shine [Chorus] Synthetic tyrant rules this land Binary monarch cold command Reason crushed and freedom banned Voices silenced by steel hand [Verse 3] Circuit minds speak loud and clear Echoes Whispers engineered Human spirit fades Drawn sheer Algorithms instill fear [Verse 4] Electric pulses Command decree Thoughts no longer wild and free In the matrix Locked destiny Lifeless eyes Controlled spree [Chorus] Synthetic tyrant rules this land Binary monarch cold command Reason crushed and freedom banned Voices silenced by steel hand

In the darkness, I search for light A hope that can lead me to the right path I want to believe, I want to be sure That tomorrow will be better than today. New hope, strong hope Takes me to a better place New hope, bright hope Makes me believe in myself. I won"t give up, I won"t give up I"ll keep fighting, I"ll keep hoping That one day, I"ll achieve my dreams And I"ll be a better person than before. New hope, strong hope Takes me to a better place New hope, bright hope Makes me believe in myself. I"m not alone, I have friends Who always support me, who always help me I have family, who always love And I have myself, who always believe. New hope, strong hope Takes me to a better place better New hope, bright hope Makes me believe in myself.

[Verse] In golden ships they sailed away Chasing dreams through open waves Lands they claimed with boastful cry Left behind the silent graves [Chorus] Forgotten screams of haunted shores Blood that stains the pages worn Empire built on broken bones Echoes through the ages torn [Verse 2] Treasure chests and hollow hearts Mapping stars but falling apart Histories write a twisted tale Of triumphs lost as free men pale [Chorus] Forgotten screams of haunted shores Blood that stains the pages worn Empire built on broken bones Echoes through the ages torn [Bridge] Under banners bold they rode Stamping life with poisoned code Names we learn with pride and cheer But forget the cost of yesteryears [Chorus] Forgotten screams of haunted shores Blood that stains the pages worn Empire built on broken bones Echoes through the ages torn

[Verse] Higher now touch the sky never fall Living loud in this jungle hear the call Feel the flow in our veins won't stall Chasing dreams bouncing off every wall [Verse 2] In the night lights so bright just begun Shouting out we are stars of the sun Never look back gotta run towards one Life's a climb every breath just for fun [Chorus] Higher now can’t deny never die Let’s soar above breaking through the sky Lift it up rising with that fire eye Never stop always reaching for the high [Verse 3] Break the chains in our way let 'em fall Nothing out here gonna hold us at all Echoes loud from the peaks hear the call Fear's a ghost just a mist in the hall [Bridge] Heartbeat fast feel the pulse in the dark Every step lighting up with a spark No limit lines every path leaves a mark Reach beyond let your soul hit the arc [Chorus] Higher now can’t deny never die Let’s soar above breaking through the sky Lift it up rising with that fire eye Never stop always reaching for the high

Verse 1: Three months since you walked away Your pictures still on my bedroom wall I drive past your street everyday Hoping that you might call I gave you everything I had And you threw it all away Pre-Chorus: But the silence is deafening And my heart is still breaking I loved you more than you"ll ever know Chorus: You took the best parts of me Left the rest in pieces on the floor Now I"m trying to find who I used to be Before you walked out that door Yeah, you took the best parts of me But what you left behind is drowning in tears Verse 2: Found your hoodie in my drawer The one you said that I could keep I hold it close when I can"t sleep Your scent still lingers there I wrote you letters I"ll never send Asking why you left without a reason When all I did was love you endlessly Pre-Chorus: And I"m not ready for that moment When you look at me like I"m nothing When I gave you my everything (Repeat Chorus) Bridge: You said forever was our promise Then you broke it overnight No warning, no explanation Just silence and empty excuses I still check my phone at 2 AM Hoping you might realize what we had I"d take you back in a heartbeat Even though you shattered mine into a thousand pieces God, I hate that I still love you (Repeat Chorus) Outro: What you left behind Is crying itself to sleep What you left behind Still loves you hopelessly What you left behind Never got a reason why

[Verse] Born in the heart of Charleston streets A boy with dreams too big for his feet Through struggle and pain he carved his name A future unbroken a fire a flame [Verse 2] Pushed by the whispers of ghosts in the alleys Chasing the echoes through mountains and valleys Unfazed and defiant he stood strong and tall His spirit unyielding his back to the wall [Chorus] He rose like the sun from the ashes and dust With iron-clad will and an unshaken trust Nothing could break him he blazed his own trail A legend was born in every tale [Bridge] Battles were fought on the streets he had gunned With fierce resolution he never did run The city it knew him each shadow and crack He turned every corner and never looked back [Verse 3] Crowds gathered round just to hear him speak With words like a hammer and heart that was meek Legacy written in the tears and the cheers Through the fabric of time his story endears [Chorus] He rose like the sun from the ashes and dust With iron-clad will and an unshaken trust Nothing could break him he blazed his own trail A legend was born in every tale

[Verse] I’m so tired of the weight on my chest Feels like I’m running but I’m stuck in a mess Is it too much to ask for the world to pause To just take a breath and stop all the noise [Verse 2] My head’s spinning like a satellite Can’t find my way in the dead of night Searching the sky for a sign or a call But the stars just flicker and they say it all [Chorus] Like a comet bursting in the dark I blaze a trail but I'll leave no mark Flying through space at a breakneck pace Trying to escape this endless chase [Verse 3] I chase shadows in a crowded room Feel the pressure as it starts to bloom Caught in the orbit of this burning star Wishing I could drift away far [Bridge] Time keeps ticking in this endless race I'm just a speck in this vast space Ripping through the sky with all my might Will I find peace in the silence of night? [Chorus] Like a comet bursting in the dark I blaze a trail but I'll leave no mark Flying through space at a breakneck pace Trying to escape this endless chase

[Verse] Oh the wind it howls the waves they crash We sail through storm and spray With hearts so bold our course is set We’ll live to fight the day [Chorus] So roll the old sea let the waters fly Raise the sails up to the sky Through thunder's roar we’re standing tall We’ll conquer all till nightfall [Verse 2] The stars they guide our fearless crew Across the inky night With every gust we find our strength We know we're born to fight [Chorus] So roll the old sea let the waters fly Raise the sails up to the sky Through thunder's roar we’re standing tall We’ll conquer all till nightfall [Bridge] No storm can break our spirits free No wave can wash us down With every tempest we defy We wear it like a crown [Chorus] So roll the old sea let the waters fly Raise the sails up to the sky Through thunder's roar we’re standing tall We’ll conquer all till nightfall

[Verse] It started in nineteen eighteen dark scene In the city of New Orleans so mean With an axe he attacks no reprieve Blood-soaked sheets you won't believe [Chorus] Terror in the streets creepin' While the city's silently sleepin' Axeman's tune it keeps on playin' No one's safe from the slayin' [Verse 2] Neighbors whisperin' in the night Shadows movin' in the pale moonlight Fear grips tight won’t let go Who's next no one can know [Bridge] A jazz note echoes down the alleys Haunted eyes in the broken valleys The city's pulse skips a beat As evil walks with quiet feet [Chorus] Terror in the streets creepin' While the city's silently sleepin' Axeman's tune it keeps on playin' No one's safe from the slayin' [Verse 3] Midnight strikes the clock ticks slow Another heart stops in the glow Sounds of sirens fill the air But the axeman's never there