[Intro — Low, whispered] They call me a monster... Maybe they're right. But monsters don't come from nowhere. Sometimes... You make them. [Verse 1] Born with scales beneath my skin Learned real quick I wouldn't fit in Every face that looked my way Saw something they could fear They called me freak They called me beast So I disappeared beneath the streets While Gotham sleeps above my head I learned to live among the dead Concrete ceiling Water dripping Every shadow Keeps me hidden You built your city over mine... Now this sewer is my kingdom. [Pre-Chorus] You think you know what I am Because you saw my face But you never lived one day In my place [Chorus] BENEATH GOTHAM! I am waiting underneath! BENEATH GOTHAM! Where the city hides its teeth! You call me monster You call me beast But every scar Has made me stronger underneath BENEATH GOTHAM! This is where I belong! [Verse 2] I don't need a mansion I don't need a throne I don't need your pity I can survive alone I've fought through darkness I've fought through pain I've watched the water rise And come back again The Bat comes down Into my home Thinking he can hunt me Like I'm something he owns But Gotham made me What you see So don't blame the monster... Blame what you made of me. [Pre-Chorus] You fear the claws You fear the teeth But you never ask What made them underneath [Chorus] BENEATH GOTHAM! I am waiting underneath! BENEATH GOTHAM! Where the city hides its teeth! You call me monster You call me beast But every scar Has made me stronger underneath BENEATH GOTHAM! This is where I belong! [Bridge — Quiet] Do you know what it's like... To walk into a room And watch everyone leave? To look in the mirror And wonder if the monster Was there before you were? [Build] I stopped asking for acceptance. I stopped asking for mercy. I learned one thing... If Gotham won't make room for me... I'll make Gotham come down here. [Breakdown] YOU WANT THE MONSTER?! HERE I AM! YOU WANT THE BEAST?! LOOK AT ME! YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT LIVES BENEATH GOTHAM?! I DO! [Final Chorus] BENEATH GOTHAM! Hear the footsteps in the dark! BENEATH GOTHAM! Feel the claws against the walls! I am the shadow Underneath your streets The thing you fear When you hear something breathe BENEATH GOTHAM! You can run but you can't hide! You built the cage You made the monster Now face what's inside! [Outro — Water dripping] They call me Killer Croc... But my name... is Waylon Jones. And this... is my home. [Low growl] Welcome beneath Gotham.
