[Verse 1 — Cold Rap] You built a hero out of spare parts Painted him blue, polished every scar Said, “Keep smiling when the sirens start” Then blamed the machine when the city went dark No sleep, no name, no room to fail Just another face in a warning frame You want hope? Put it up for sale I’ve seen better lies with a cheaper name Keep your praise Keep your hands You only love what you can command Call me brave Call me cold Either one works when the story gets sold [Pre-Chorus] If silence makes you innocent I’ll bite my tongue and watch you drown If faith can stop the falling sky Then raise your voice— Say it now [Chorus — Explosive] I DON’T NEED YOUR HALO I DON’T NEED YOUR LIGHT I WALKED THROUGH THE FIRE YOU WATCHED FROM OUTSIDE NO SAVIOR NO SAINT NO PERFECT DESIGN YOU WANTED A WEAPON NOW LOOK IN MY EYES I’M STILL ALIVE I’M STILL ALIVE [Verse 2 — Cold Rap] Another speech through a broken screen “Stay calm Stay loyal Stay clean” Funny how peace needs armed machines Funny how truth needs editing You count the dead Then clear the page Give every failure a safer name Call it order Call it fate Call it anything but what you made Steel in my chest Dust in my throat Still got enough breath left to say no You want my heart? Take the shell The part you couldn’t own Is beating still [Pre-Chorus] If mercy is your alibi Go wash your hands in engine oil If rules were made to save us all Why am I standing— While you hide behind the wall? [Chorus — Explosive] I DON’T NEED YOUR HALO I DON’T NEED YOUR LIGHT I WALKED THROUGH THE FIRE YOU WATCHED FROM OUTSIDE NO SAVIOR NO SAINT NO PERFECT DESIGN YOU WANTED A WEAPON NOW LOOK IN MY EYES I’M STILL ALIVE I’M STILL ALIVE [Bridge — Half-Time / Rising] Go on Tell me this was necessary Go on Tell me the dead should thank you One more slogan One more lie One more reason I should pay your price You made the cage You wrote the code Now act surprised— WHEN I BREAK CONTROL [Final Chorus — Full Force] I DON’T NEED YOUR HALO SHUT OFF THE LIGHT I CRAWLED THROUGH THE FIRE AND CAME OUT ALIVE NO MASTER NO CHAIN NO HAND ON MY MIND YOU WANTED A WEAPON I CHOSE MY OWN SIDE I’M STILL ALIVE I’M STILL ALIVE NOT YOUR MACHINE NOT YOUR DESIGN I’M STILL ALIVE I’M STILL ALIVE
