[Intro]

[verse]

Running in the fast lane, chasing the gold

Trading my soul for the stories I’m told

Sharp minds, cold hearts, trapped in the race

Competing with shadows, losing my place

But the clever get caught in the webs they spun

By the weight of the past, by the deeds undone

Karma is calling, it’s pulling me down

The crown of ability falls to the ground

Look in the mirror, who do I see?

Is this the reflection of who I should be?

The lines on my face, the beat of my heart

It’s time to rewrite the script from the start

Facing the ghosts of a thousand lifetimes

Breaking the chains of the old paradigms!

[chorus]

My Vow is rising, breaking the night!

Stronger than karma, standard of light!

It’s a painful awakening, a fire inside

Chiseling my soul, nowhere to hide!

Step by step, on the path of the Way (The Tao)

I’m carving the old me away!

Slowly we move, but we’re moving right

My Vow is my power, my ultimate might!

[verse]

It hurts to awaken, it bleeds to awake

Chipping away at the vows that I break

Melting the ego, enduring the steel

Action speaks louder than anything real!

No more excuses, no turning around

I’m building my temple on holy ground

A hammer to mirrors, a sword to the blind

Leaving the ghosts of my errors behind!

Look at the path where I started the run

Am I still pure like the morning sun?

Watching my thoughts every second and breath

Living the truth from now until death!

[chorus]

My Vow is rising, breaking the night!

Stronger than karma, standard of light!

It’s a painful awakening, a fire inside

Chiseling my soul, nowhere to hide!

Step by step, on the path of the Way

I’m carving the old me away!

Slowly we move, but we’re moving right

My Vow is my power, my ultimate might!

[bridge]

Mao Wang Ben Xin!

Never forget where you came from!

Mao Wang Dao Xin!

Return to the Source, become One!

Through the furnace, through the pain

We will rise above the rain!

Thousand times tested, iron and bone

I am returning home!

[chorus]

My Vow is rising, breaking the night!

Stronger than karma, standard of light!

It’s a painful awakening, a fire inside

Chiseling my soul, nowhere to hide!

Step by step, on the path of the Way

I’m carving the old me away!

Slowly we move, but we’re moving right

My Vow is my power, my ultimate might!

[verse]

Watch the mind, feel the soul (觀自在...)

Every second, make it whole.

Slow and steady, in the Tao we trust.

From the ashes, from the dust.

My Vow... is alive.