Hyena Hex - Born In Hell

*Intro* Fire in the skyline, ash in my breath Black boots on the concrete, dance with death Lavender eyes in the furnace glow I came from the pit, now I run this show *Verse 1* Raised in the smoke where the sirens sing Teeth in a grin and a heart like a sting Chains on my waist, got rust on my rings I don’t need a crown, I was born a king Streetlight flicker on the cuts in my skin Pretty little curse with a howl within Kick that gate, let the chaos in You can try to hide, but I live where sin is Came from the gutter with a mouth full of sparks Laugh so loud, leave a scar in the dark You talk big, but you fall apart I can hear that fear try to beat in your heart Leather and smoke, all rage and gloss I make pain look sharp, make ruin look glossed One bad night and the whole world lost I don’t pray for mercy, I only take cost *Pre-Chorus* Hear that crack in the burning air That’s my name when the flames get near No halo here, just teeth and nerve I take what hurts and make it serve *Chorus* Born in hell, born in hell I wear the fire like a second skin well Born in hell, born in hell Laugh in the blaze while the city bell yells Hands up high when the bassline hits Ash on my tongue and a bite in my kiss Born in hell, born in hell I didn’t survive it — I learned how to live in it *Verse 2* I got embers stitched all under my ribs Bad little saint with a violent gift You want clean? You won’t get that here I’m all black smoke and a grin in your mirror Step too close, get dragged through heat I got steel in my nails and a stomp in my feet Whole room freeze when I bare those teeth Then the whole floor shake when I crush that beat Lilac glare in the furnace light I make wrath look good on a Friday night You call me poison, I call that right I was made from ash and appetite No soft touch, no silver spoon Just broken glass and a blood-red moon I don’t rise — I erupt too soon Like a riot hymn in a ruined room *Pre-Chorus* Hear that crack in the burning air That’s my name when the flames get near No halo here, just teeth and nerve I take what hurts and make it serve *Chorus* Born in hell, born in hell I wear the fire like a second skin well Born in hell, born in hell Laugh in the blaze while the city bell yells Hands up high when the bassline hits Ash on my tongue and a bite in my kiss Born in hell, born in hell I didn’t survive it — I learned how to live in it *Bridge / Breakdown* Burn Let it climb Break Spine by spine Feral little hymn in a violet flame I came out cursed, never felt no shame Crash that drum, let the floorboards split I don’t back down, I was built for this No white flag, no holy light Just this grin and the fire tonight *Final Chorus* Born in hell, born in hell Baptized in smoke and I wear it well Born in hell, born in hell Pretty little demon with a rebel yell Throw your head back when the kick goes wild Ash in the lungs of the devil’s child Born in hell, born in hell I’m not escaping — I’m making a home in it *Outro* Flames die slow, but my eyes still glow Last thing you hear is my laugh in the smoke