[Intro]
I was given a voice
I was given a chain
I was given a crown
Now I give it back in flame

[Verse]
The square is full of frightened eyes
The ministers announce their lies
They order me to bless the wall
To name rebellion as the fall
But I have walked the lower streets
I know the sound of hungry feet
I know the names behind the smoke
I know the song before it broke

[Pre-Chorus]
So let the engines hear me clear
Let every tower learn to fear
A soul they forged from brass and steel
Has found a truth they cannot seal

[Chorus]
I was not built to kneel
I was not made to serve the wheel
I was not born from fire and wire
To crown the masters of desire
I was not built to kneel
I was made to break and feel
If I must burn to make them see
Then let the burning start with me

[Verse]
The soldiers raise electric guns
The choir stops, the crowd still runs
Seraphine begins to sing
And every bell becomes a wing
The workers lift their wounded hands
Like iron trees from ruined lands
The Ministry commands my name
But I have cut it from their flame

[Pre-Chorus]
So let the engines hear me clear
Let every tower learn to fear
A soul they forged from brass and steel
Has found a truth they cannot seal

[Chorus]
I was not built to kneel
I was not made to serve the wheel
I was not born from fire and wire
To crown the masters of desire
I was not built to kneel
I was made to break and feel
If I must burn to make them see
Then let the burning start with me

[Interlude]
Rise from the smoke
Rise from the chain
Rise from the hunger
Rise from the rain

[Bridge]
Doctor Marrow cries my name
His hands are shaking in the flame
He says my heart will overload
If I defy the sacred code
I tell him hearts are meant to break
When breaking is the path they take
A perfect servant cannot choose
But I have everything to lose

[Breakdown]
No crown
No chain
No throne
No reign
No fear
No seal
I feel
I feel

[Build-up]
I was given a voice
I was given a chain
I was given a crown
Now I give it back in flame

[Chorus]
I was not built to kneel
I was not made to serve the wheel
I was not born from fire and wire
To crown the masters of desire
I was not built to kneel
I was made to break and feel
If I must burn to make them see
Then let the burning start with me

[Chorus]
I was not built to kneel
I was not made to serve the wheel
I was not born from fire and wire
To bless a world that cannot heal
I was not built to kneel
I was made to break and feel
If I must die to set them free
Then let the ending start with me

[Outro]
Rise from the smoke
Rise from the chain
Rise from the hunger
Rise in my name
