Ascendant

I've been pulled back, from the jaws of death

The knife moves slowly through the skin on bone

The time I had to myself in my head on my own

Almost severed the light of life I've always known

No second chances, none for granted

These two feet are planted

Through the heart of the moment, somehow I'm still standing

I know I'm stronger than I've ever been

For what it's worth, through all this hurt, I'm still standing now

Claws draw light from the hole in my soul, how don't they understand

I'm more than a man

Ascendant

I am alive, take a look inside

Every ounce of me fights to survive

All that I've said and done doesn't matter

This war is won

Drowned out by thoughts of the past

None of it matters, nothing ever lasts

I count myself blessed to be free from the grips of heresy

I know I'm stronger than I've ever been

For what it's worth, through all this hurt, I'm still standing now

For what it's worth, through all this hurt

I know nothing can break me, nothing can break my skin

They'll see I'm still standing now

Claws draw me back to the hell I've known

Claws draw me back to the edge of death

They mustn't know I am, ascendant

Ascendant