firestorm

They don’t need a reason, just a face, just a name
Just a body for the flames, just a symbol to maim
Torches lit, pitchforks high, they’re ready to attack
When the firestorm starts, they don’t look back

One whisper turns tidal, one post spreads quick
Before you make a sound, the world’s already split
One lie, one twist, that’s all it takes
Wake up, and your whole world is up for debate

Say nothing? You’re guilty
Say something? You’re filthy
Doesn’t matter what’s real when the crowd decides

They cheered your rise, then steered your demise
One day you’re their hero, the next just a zero
They don’t need a reason, don’t care if it’s true
They just need a new victim, and tonight it’s you

You can’t fight a firestorm with water
Truth drowns a spark, but won’t stop the blaze
But fire can turn if you set the line
Now it burns on the path you define

I don’t beg for mercy, I don’t ask why
I don’t waste breath on the truth they’ll deny
I took what they gave, every rumor, each name
And I forged it in fire, turned shame into flame

Don’t play defense, don’t try to explain
Turn every stone they throw into part of your name
Wear the villain suit, make it fit, make it shine
If they’re writing your story, make the ending mine

You don’t win by silence, you don’t win by grace
You win when the fire obeys your pace
Let them chant, let them scream, let the fury ignite
I walk through the blaze and I come out alight

The smoke clears, and I’m still here
No crown, no applause, just silence and sear
But I know the terrain, I’ve mapped every scar
I survived the fire, now I am the spark

So when they come for the next in line
When the crowd sharpens words into jagged design
I’ll stand in the path, I’ll draw the flame
Not to burn, but to break the game