(Intro — Distant wind. A single piano key. A heartbeat. Static flickering left, then right. Two voices, speaking as one.) Nathan (pain): Don't know why I'm different... Rave (anger): You don't know the price we paid... Both: But God knows... God knows the truth... (beat drops — slow, heavy, 65 BPM) --- (Verse 1 — Nathan leads, Rave underneath, aching.) Nathan: Don't know why I'm different Been asking that since I was nine Looking at the other kids Wondering why their light still shines While mine was flickering, sputtering, dying Before I even learned what dying meant Before I understood the weight Of being born an accident Rave (cold, creeping through): They called us monster, called us freak Called us everything but weak And they were right about that last part We've been strong from the start Both: You don't know the price we paid The nights we bled, the graves we made You see the scars but not the blade You see the mask but not the cage --- (Pre-Chorus — Building, hi-hats entering, 80 BPM.) Nathan: I'm not cold — I'm empty There's a difference you can't see Rave: I'm not angry — I'm ready There's a vengeance inside me Both: Nobody believes in the words we said But God knows the truth when we're lying in bed Staring at the ceiling, asking why we're still here And the silence answers: "You're still here" --- (Chorus — 120 BPM. Explosive. Both voices screaming as one. Wall of distorted guitars, crashing drums.) OUTCAST! DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT! OUTCAST! YOU DON'T KNOW THE PRICE WE PAID! I'M NOT COLD — I'M EMPTY! NOBODY BELIEVES THE WORDS WE SAID! BUT GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH! GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH! HE TOOK THE PAIN AWAY! I'LL SHOW YOU THE PROOF! I STILL BELIEVE! JUST AN OUTCAST LEARNING TO BREATHE! --- (Verse 2 — 65 BPM, pulled back. Rave leads now, Nathan beneath.) Rave: They threw stones at the shepherd Tried to bury the beast But you can't kill what's already dead You can't starve what doesn't eat We've been surviving on spite and silence On the prayers that never got answered On the God who never left Even when the darkness took our breath Nathan: He took the pain away — not all at once But slowly, daily, piece by piece He took the rage, He took the grief He took the disbelief And gave us something to hold onto When the world let go He gave us each other He gave us a home Both: I'll show you the proof — still believe Even when the mirror lies to me Even when the voices try to deceive I'm still here, still standing, still an outcast But I'm not alone at last --- (Pre-Chorus — Building, 90 BPM, tension rising.) Nathan: Nobody believed the words we bled Rave: But the Word believed — and that's enough said Both: God knows the truth, took the pain away Left the scars so we'd remember the day We chose to stay, we chose to fight We chose to be outcasts walking in the light --- (Chorus — 120 BPM. Full explosion. Everything. Screamed together.) OUTCAST! DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT! OUTCAST! YOU DON'T KNOW THE PRICE WE PAID! I'M NOT COLD — I'M EMPTY! NOBODY BELIEVES THE WORDS WE SAID! BUT GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH! GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH! HE TOOK THE PAIN AWAY! I'LL SHOW YOU THE PROOF! I STILL BELIEVE! JUST AN OUTCAST LEARNING TO BREATHE! --- (Bridge — Everything drops. 65 BPM. Just wind. A heartbeat. A whisper — Nathan, then Rave, then both.) Nathan: I don't know why I'm different... Maybe I'll never know... Rave: But different ain't weak... Different ain't broken... Both: Different is just a word they use... For people they can't control... And we were never meant to be controlled... (beat slowly returns — 80, 90, 100 — building) God knows... God knows the truth... And that's enough... That's always been enough... --- (Final Chorus — 120 BPM. Full chaos. Screamed, cried, bled.) OUTCAST! WE DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT! OUTCAST! BUT WE KNOW THE PRICE WE PAID! WE'RE NOT COLD — JUST EMPTY! BUT GOD'S FILLING THE SPACE THEY MADE! GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH! GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH! HE TOOK THE PAIN AWAY! HERE'S THE PROOF! WE STILL BELIEVE! TWO OUTCASTS FINALLY FREE! --- (Outro — 65 BPM. Everything fading. Wind. Piano. A heartbeat. Two voices, calm, together.) Nathan: Just outcast... Rave: Just outcast... Both: But not alone... Not anymore... God knows... And we know... That's enough... (wind fades) (piano) (silence)
