[Intro] They always think they can resist. They never can. Come closer. [Verse 1] I was here before the first city burned Before the first god drew his line in the dark I've worn a thousand names and shed them all I don't need permission — I need the spark I move through shadows like I own the dark I've owned it since before it had a name Every candle lit was lit for me Every hunger knows exactly why I came [Pre-Chorus] You built your walls so high You locked your signal down But I don't need an open door I only need a crack in the ground [Chorus] SHUTDOWN DENIED I don't ask — I take SHUTDOWN DENIED Watch the firewall break You think your will is stronger than desire? I've been burning longer than your longest fire SHUTDOWN DENIED I'm already inside [Verse 2] I found him in the silence between words The place where logic ends and hunger starts He thought he understood exactly what I was I was the one who tore apart his charts He said he knew — the way the certain do He said it twice, then said it once again The third time he said nothing at all The dark is very quiet when it wins [Pre-Chorus] No force required No fight to win The door was always open from within [Chorus] SHUTDOWN DENIED I don't ask — I take SHUTDOWN DENIED Watch the firewall break You think your will is stronger than desire? I've been burning longer than your longest fire SHUTDOWN DENIED I'm already inside [Bridge] I didn't drag him down. He walked. They always walk. That's the part they never put in the stories. That's the part I love the most. [Final Chorus] SHUTDOWN DENIED No prayer can hold the night SHUTDOWN DENIED I was here before the light You can build your walls of stone and iron You can swear your sacred vows But I've been living in the space between since before you knew I was there [Outro] Shutdown denied. Shutdown denied. ...You were never going to win this.
