(Verse 1)
At the start of the year the ember found a home,
Trembling hands, singed letters, a scorched Polaroid of Rome.
Midnight teeth on my tongue, smoke curled in the stairwell light,
The world leaned cold and crooked, and the dragon woke that night.
(Pre-Chorus)
Heartbeat in my throat — a drum that won’t lie (breath)
A fist that tightens, breath that clips — the chest begins to cry (breath)
Leather clench, the floorboard breaks beneath my weight (breath)
A single sound: the beast inside begins to wake.
(Chorus)
Dragon in my blood (shout)
Fire stole my name (shout)
Bridges turned to ash and bone, I watched them burn away (sustain)
I walked the angry alleys, took the dark for day (scream)
(Verse 2)
She left the door half open, jacket thrown across the stair,
A voicemail left at midnight — her voice, a broken prayer.
Singed edges on the photo where our shadows used to lie,
I spat the words she needed, watched her suitcase kiss goodbye.
(Pre-Chorus)
Heart pounding like a hammer — iron in my ribs (breath)
Breath short, pulse loud, the city keeps its fibs (breath)
Fingers burn the paper where our plans were inked in coal (breath)
One more match inside my palm and the dragon takes control.
(Chorus)
Dragon in my blood (chant)
Fire stole my name (chant)
Burn the letters, scorch the frame — I let the embers play (sustain)
No one could clip these wings tonight, no one could make it stay (shout)
(Bridge)
She walked back once; the hallway filled with thunder,
Threw my jacket on the floor — it hit like sudden winter.
Her keys on the table, the voicemail's half-lit glow (pause)
"I can't watch you burn, I can't watch you go." (whisper)
I hurled a thousand angry words — her silhouette shut the door (scream)
A single shoe on the step, a slam that kept me raw.
(Bridge — vocal break)
[long scream] Dragon — (cut) Dragon — in my blood — (drop to whisper)
(Chorus — Punishing)
Dragon in my blood (scream)
Fire stole my name (scream)
Ash on my knuckles, smoke in every frame (sustain)
I roared until my voice was gone, but the dragon kept its claim (shout)
(Bridge — Reckoning)
Now I count the burnt-out traces — singed receipt, a torn-up card,
I trace the edges of the night and wonder when I scarred.
Is there a garden in the ash? A green beneath the coal?
I reach with shaking fingers for the ember of my soul (breath)
(Final Chorus)
Dragon in my blood (chant)
Fire stole my name (chant)
But I press a finger to the flare — I learn the shape of pain (breath)
I’m learning how to breathe again, I’ll stand and call its name (growl)
(Outro)
Maybe in the ashes there’s a place to plant a seed,
Maybe I can teach this fire to kneel to steadier needs.
This monster made me monstrous, but there’s something left to prove — (breath)
A quieter fight, a steadier step, a slow return to truth.
[End with a low, lingering hum — then one last whispered chant: "Dragon in my blood."]
