My Blood, My Ashes

Born in the dark, where silence was law, The Ark would’ve killed me if they saw. I learned to hide, I learned to fight, Even before I saw the light. Lincoln showed me a world worth more, Taught me love, then died in war. I buried my heart where no one could see, And let the rage take hold of me. I am the Red Queen, I am the girl below, I am the blood, the fire, the snow. My scars are my crown, my sins my name, And I walk through smoke, through endless flame. In the bunker’s dark, I ruled by fear, Fed my people death to keep them here. Blodreina’s blade cut friend from foe, Every drop a debt I’ll never owe. Praimfaya’s ash and the hydrofarm’s burn, I destroyed what I could never return. Madi’s eyes broke the chains I wore, I dropped my crown, I wanted more. I am the Red Queen, I am the girl below, I am the blood, the fire, the snow. My scars are my crown, my sins my name, And I walk through smoke, through endless flame. Sanctum’s lies, Bardo’s call, I fought my way through every wall. The Anomaly took me, time stood still, On Skyring I learned a different will. Final war, the test was clear, I knew the cost, I stayed right here. Not for gods, not for peace— But for the ones I’d never release. I am the Red Queen, I am the girl below, I am the blood, the fire, the snow. My scars are my crown, my sins my name, And I walk through smoke, through endless flame. I burned the green that could have fed us, I cut down the ones who bled us. Regret and rage live in my veins, But I’ll never kneel, I’ll never change. The war is over, the sky stands wide, But every ghost walks by my side. I’m still here, still to blame— And I’m more than the weight of my name.