[Intro] (whispers) They prayed for a hero... Then I arrived. [Verse 1] Footsteps echo through the halls of a forgotten dream, Black coat dragging through the smoke, nothing's what it seems. Moonlight on the skyline, shadows know my name, Every move is calculated, every loss became a gain. I was built inside the silence where the cold winds blow, Where the doubts turn into monsters and the monsters help you grow. Now the city sleeps uneasy when they hear the thunder roll, 'Cause they know there's something lurking with ambition in its soul. Eyes glowing like a warning in the middle of the night, I don't need to raise my voice to make 'em freeze up on sight. Everybody wants a king until the king won't obey, Now they call me the villain 'cause I made my own way. [Chorus] I'm the shadow in the mirror when the lights go out, The voice inside your head that fills your mind with doubt. When the darkness starts to rise, I'm the one they blame, But the world created me, now they're scared of what became. King of the dark, wearing scars like a crown, Built my empire from the ashes when they counted me down. They wanted me broken, they wanted me gone, Now the whole night's singing my song. [Verse 2] Thunder in the distance, hear the storm begin to wake, Every promise that was shattered turned to power I could take. No mercy from the cold, no comfort from the rain, So I learned to make a fortress out of sorrow and pain. The clock keeps ticking slower when I'm walking through the fog, Like the city holds its breath while I'm writing in the dark. Not a hero, not a saint, never asked to be adored, I'm the consequence of every warning they ignored. They see the red eyes glowing in the depths beneath the crown, Hear the whispers in the corridors whenever I come around. Every legend needs a nightmare, every story needs a ghost, And when they speak of fear, they'll remember me the most. [Bridge] I don't run from the darkness— I sit beside it. I don't fear the monsters— I remind them who's hiding. [Final Chorus] I'm the shadow in the mirror when the lights go out, The voice inside your head that fills your mind with doubt. When the darkness starts to rise, I'm the one they blame, But the world created me, now they're scared of what became. King of the dark, wearing scars like a crown, Built my empire from the ashes when they counted me down. The night keeps calling, hear the echoing sound— Long live the villain... Long live the crown. [Outro] (whispered) Every hero needs a villain. And every villain has a reason.
