[Verse 1]
They threw dirt on my name like it meant I was done
Tried to black out my sky, tried to bury the sun
Put my back to the wall, let the whole world swing
But pressure makes diamonds and beasts outta things
I learned how to breathe with a boot on my throat
How to walk through the flood, how to carry the smoke
Every cut left a mark, every mark left a wire
Now my blood runs black and I’m built for the fire
[Pre-Chorus]
I bent
I bled
I damn sure felt the weight
But I came back meaner
Every time I wouldn’t break
[Chorus]
I was built for the fire
Born for the fight
Blackout heart and my jaw locked tight
Yeah the world took shots
But I don’t go down
I got scars lit up like a battle crown
You can throw that hell at me
Watch me walk right through
I’m the last man standing
When the dark cuts loose
Ash on my hands
Still feeding the flame
I was built for the fire
And I’m not ashamed
[Verse 2]
I got rust in my veins, got storm in my chest
Got a past that bites, but I wear it like a crest
Every road I survived put steel in my spine
Now the wolves hear my steps before I arrive
I quit asking the night if it’s ever gonna end
Quit begging for peace from the edge I was in
Now I carry that hurt like a blade at my side
Not to die by the wound—but to stay alive
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I broke
I healed
I learned what the dark requires
You can’t kill a man
Who got made by the fire
[Chorus]
I was built for the fire
Born for the fight
Blackout heart and my jaw locked tight
Yeah the world took shots
But I don’t go down
I got scars lit up like a battle crown
You can throw that hell at me
Watch me walk right through
I’m the last man standing
When the dark cuts loose
Ash on my hands
Still feeding the flame
I was built for the fire
And I’m not ashamed
[Bridge]
I crawled outta places
You don’t come back from
Carried dead weight
Till my shoulders went numb
Heard the devil talk low
Heard the cold wind laugh
Still I rose up swingin’
From the wreck of the past
So bring on the thunder
Bring on the pain
I’ve already stood in the blackest rain
What tried to end me
Put my name in stone
Now I don’t fear the dark
I made it my home
[Final Chorus]
I was built for the fire
Born for the fight
Blackout heart and my eyes gone bright
Yeah the world took blood
But I held my ground
Now my soul cuts through like a brutal sound
You can throw that hell at me
I won’t bow to the heat
I’m the one still breathin’
With the flames at my feet
Ash on my hands
Truth in my veins
I was built for the fire
And I still love the pain
[Outro][Ad-lib]
No retreat
No fear
No grave
Left here
Just flame
