With every step I take, the test unfolds I must pull myself up from the floor Embrace my entity And escape from the eye of the storm Burning the wick at both ends I judge myself before you get the chance I refuse to be I refuse to be Buried by the avalanche Fist over fist I'm crawling out Fist over fist I'm crawling out I saw a stranger in my own reflection Stuck in a cycle of declining life Fallen victim to my own affliction Clings to me like a parasite I've lit the fuse And now I'm stuck The clocks are set to self-destruct In spite of everything I face my shadows alone I've crossed through fire and burning stone In spite of everything I face my shadows I refuse to be buried by the avalanche Fist over fist I'm crawling out When the walls close in And the lights go out I raise my fists I lay siege to myself to crush all doubt A ruthless war, no mercy And there's not one single motherfucker On this earth Who can break the fight in me I will never retreat I will never retreat I'm crawling out In spite of everything I face my shadows alone I've crossed through fire and burning stone In spite of everything I face my shadows alone I refuse to be buried by the avalanche