The Weight We Carry [DC VERSION]

[Verse 1: Bruce Wayne] [Whispered over cello] "Alfred finds the Batarangs in the foyer, Next to empty glasses and last year's lawyer mail. 'Master Wayne,' he says, 'the cave can wait'— But the alley never leaves, just changes shape." [Verse 2: Diana Prince] [Ethereal vocals] "Diana sips tea that's gone cold again, Themyscira's lullabies can't soothe modern men. Her lasso truths what her heart denies: Even goddesses need someone to see their cries." [Pre-Chorus: Clark Kent] [Gospel hums build] *"Smallville harvests baked in his skin, But the Daily Planet's clocks never let him in. Ma's voice echoes: 'The S means 'hope'— But son, even kryptonite's easier than alone'." [Chorus: ALL] [Dark, swelling] "The weight don't lift (Bruce clutches pearls in his palm), It changes (Diana bleeds but won't let go), Some days it's armor (Clark fakes a smile for Lois), Some days it's chains (Arthur drowns in throne-room noise). We don't heal—we learn (Barry runs from his past), To hold it differently (Hal's ring flickers at last)... The weight never leaves— But neither do we." [Bridge: Barry Allen] [Rapid-fire delivery] "Barry counts milliseconds like heartbeats, 'If I'm fast enough, will the grief miss me?' But his dad's voice through prison glass: 'Son, stillness is the hardest speed to pass.'" [Final Chorus: ALL] [Orchestral climax] "The weight don't end (Bruce lights the Bat-signal anyway), It transforms (Diana raises her sword to another day), Some days we sink (Clark holds Earth's weight in his palms), Some days we float (Arthur finds shore in Mera's psalms). We don't win—we persist (Barry chooses to feel the past), The weight's the cost (Hal reignites his will at last)... Of loving a world That breaks us To remake us."