Fade To Gold

I was buried under the weight of my name

Every breath felt like carrying blame

Broken mirrors showed someone else

Someone I did not recognize myself

I went quiet so I could hear

Every hidden voice of fear

In the dark I faced the cold

Felt my shadow take control

I was fading into the night

Losing every piece of light

Falling deep without a hold

Turning pain into gold

Every scar began to shine

Every wound became a sign

What was taken what was sold

Left me burning into gold

They only loved me when I glowed

Never asked about the road

Never saw the nights I broke

Never heard the words I choked

I was melting in the flame

Letting go of who I became

Every loss every fall

Was not the end after all

I was fading to survive

Losing self to stay alive

In the ashes I found soul

In the fire I found gold

I was fading into the night

Losing every piece of light

Falling deep without a hold

Turning pain into gold

Every scar began to shine

Every wound became a sign

What was taken what was sold

Left me burning into gold

Now the mirror shows my face

Not the fear not the disgrace

Every crack and every fold

Is the story of my gold

Now I stand where I belong

What was broken what was cold