[Intro — Whispered Voices, Distant Choir] There is a house in Gotham... Built long ago. There is a story they don't tell... And a secret they don't know. [Whispers] Who rules Gotham? Who watches Gotham? Who owns Gotham? [Softly] We do. [Verse 1] Before the Bat Before the night Before the city learned To fear the light We built these streets We built these walls We watched the families rise We watched the families fall You think the city belongs to you? Look closer. [Pre-Chorus] Every corner Every street Every shadow underneath your feet Someone's watching Someone knows Everywhere you think you hide... We already know. [Chorus] THE OWLS ARE WATCHING! FROM THE SHADOWS OF THE CITY! THE OWLS ARE WATCHING! AND THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE! You think you're fighting criminals You think you're saving Gotham But you're only fighting pieces Of the game we engineered! THE OWLS ARE WATCHING! [Verse 2] Twenty floors beneath the city Ancient halls beneath the stone Names forgotten by the living Families carved into the throne And when we need a blade... We send a Talon. When we need a message... We send a Talon. When Gotham forgets who owns it... We send them again. [Pre-Chorus] You can wear your cape You can wear your mask You can call yourself a hero But we'll give you one question... How long can you last? [Chorus] THE OWLS ARE WATCHING! FROM THE SHADOWS OF THE CITY! THE OWLS ARE WATCHING! AND THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE! You think you're fighting criminals You think you're saving Gotham But you're only fighting pieces Of the game we engineered! [Bridge — Whispered, Distorted] Bruce Wayne... Did you ever wonder why Gotham survives? Why the same families always hold the power? Why the same streets always bleed? Why the city never changes? [Multiple Voices] Because Gotham belongs to us. [Music Stops] The Bat is only a symbol. We are the history beneath it. [Build] You can fight one Talon! You can destroy another! But how many shadows can you kill? How many owls are in the dark? [Breakdown] LOOK UP! LOOK AROUND! THEY'RE ABOVE YOU! THEY'RE BELOW YOU! THEY'RE BEHIND YOU! THEY'RE INSIDE THE CITY! THEY'RE INSIDE THE BLOOD! THEY'RE INSIDE THE NAME! [Chorus — Massive Choir] THE OWLS ARE WATCHING! THE OWLS ARE WATCHING! THE OWLS ARE WATCHING! AND GOTHAM IS OURS! [Batman — Distant] No. [Silence] [Batman] Gotham belongs to its people. [The Court — Whispered] Then let us see... how long you can protect them. [Final Chorus] THE OWLS ARE WATCHING! FROM THE SHADOWS OF THE CITY! THE OWLS ARE WATCHING! BUT THE BAT IS NOT ALONE! You built your family in the darkness! You built your hope in the night! But every shadow that you created... WE WERE THERE. [Outro — Whispered Choir] There is a house in Gotham... Built long ago. And if you hear the wings... It's already too late. [Whisper] The owls are watching.
