I Was Never Meant To Bow

They told me to kneel, I chose to rise
They caged my fire, I scorched the skies
I walked alone through exile's gate
But freedom tasted better than fate
Call me sinner, call me storm
I was wild before the world was born
I was never meant to bow
Not then, not here, not now
I'm the shadow and the spark
The holy flame inside the dark
You can cast me out again
But I return like desert wind
I was never meant to bow
I was born to shake the ground
No crown, no ring, no man-made throne
Could ever claim what's mine alone
I am the howl, I am the night
I am the wrong they fear is right
Let them tremble, let them break
I am the storm they couldn't tame
I was never meant to bow
Not then, not here, not now
I'm the shadow and the spark
The holy flame inside the dark
You can cast me out again
But I return like desert wind
I was never meant to bow
I was born to shake the ground
I am the first, I am the fire
I am the truth beneath desire
They called me demon, called me shame
But now the world will know my name
I was never meant to bow
I rise while empires drown
I'm the rage and I'm the grace
The sacred howl they can't erase
Strike me down—I'll rise again
Wilder, stronger, free of chains
I was never meant to bow
I was born to wear my crown