Legacy
From Ashes to New Lyrics

I was just an outcast kid with a pen and a dream
I was a misunderstood individual who had aspirations and ambitions

Almost anywhere I went I pretended to be
I put on a facade in various situations

Unaffected by the stupid people questioning me
I remained unbothered by ignorant individuals who doubted me

But in reality, I did it all intentionally
But in truth, I orchestrated everything purposefully

And made you think I'd give into the pressure and leave
And made you believe that I would succumb to the expectations and abandon everything

And made you think I'd give into depression and bleed
And made you believe that I would yield to sadness and despair

I'll make an enemy of anybody threatening me
I will consider anyone who poses a threat to me as an adversary

And I'm the one who determines who I am destined to be
And I am the sole decider of my own destiny

When it all falls down
When everything crumbles

Yeah, look at you now
Now, observe your current state

Now you're wrong again
Now, you are once again mistaken

When it hits the ground
When it collapses entirely

Can't look at you now
I can no longer acknowledge you

Now you'll never win
Now, you will never emerge victorious

This is my legacy, life or death to me
My legacy is of utmost importance, equivalent to life or death

It's like the air I breathe
It is as essential to me as the air I breathe

And you can't suffocate me now
You can no longer suffocate me

You can't burn my empire but you still try now
You attempt to destroy my empire, but you are unsuccessful

You can play god but you can't kill my legacy
You may act like a deity, but you cannot eradicate my legacy

It's life or death to me
It is a matter of life or death for me

Who can I turn to? I've tried to only depend on the loved ones
Who can I rely on? I have attempted to solely trust my loved ones

Without a reason to desert you
Without any justification to abandon you

That's how I learned to shut out the world and forget all the dumb people
This is how I discovered the art of blocking out the world and disregarding foolish individuals

That be putting me in the worst moods
Who consistently puts me in a state of negativity

'Cause when you let 'em in your head they only hurt you
Because when you allow them into your mind, they only inflict pain upon you

They find a way to gas you up and then they burn you
They find a method to inflate your ego and then betray you

They got me turned loose, now I'll tear their fucking house down
They have unleashed my wrath, and now I will completely destroy them

Till they've got nothing left to return to
Until they have absolutely nothing to come back to

You said that I'd be nothing
You claimed that I would amount to nothing

How does it feel that I've shut your mouth?
How does it feel now that I have silenced you?

You can't kill me, no matter how hard you try
No matter how much effort you exert, you cannot eliminate me

So turn around if you wanna get out alive
If you desire to escape with your life, turn around

You said I'd never make it
You asserted that I would never succeed

Look at me now, just sit the fuck down
Look at me now, and simply remain quiet

You can't stop me, you already had a try
You cannot impede my progress, as you have already attempted

Now get in back of the line right now
Now, step back and wait your turn

You'll never break me down
You will never succeed in breaking me down

You'll never break me
You will never succeed in breaking me