[Still Surviving Gotham] [ Verse 1: Intimate Vulnerable Male Vocals ] Dark mud-stained boots on the cold pavement stone, Past the East End ruins where water has flown. The Batmobile engine is cutting the air, A city in pieces but finding a prayer. [ Pre-Chorus 1: Building Emotional Tension, Passionate Female Vocals ] A red flare is burning to lead the way home, Through tunnels of concrete and arches of chrome. [ Chorus 1: Upfront Duet, Clear Tight Vocal Harmonies ] True justice isn’t found in the shadows of night, It lives in the strength to keep holding the light. We hold to the spirit that keeps us alive, As long as the courage within can survive. [ Verse 2: Intimate Emotional Female Vocals ] The Joker escapes from the hospital gate, To leave the new D.A. to a terrible fate. A public execution plays out on the screen, While Oswald is ruling his empire of green. [ Pre-Chorus 2: Building Emotional Tension, Passionate Female Vocals ] The infrastructure is crumbling to dust, Beneath a dark blanket of hatred and rust. [ Chorus 2: Upfront Duet, Clear Tight Vocal Harmonies ] The weight of the silence is heavy and deep, A promise that we are the ones who must keep. The light in the distance is flickering low, But we are the fire that continues to grow. [ Instrumental Break: Male Vocals ] [Instrumental Break - Atmospheric Synthesizer Solo] [ Verse 3: Intimate Vulnerable Male Vocals ] The recording lenses are blinking in red, They trace every inch where the chemicals spread. The roar of the motor is calling his name, While Gotham is swallowed by hunger and flame. [ Pre-Chorus 3: Building Emotional Tension, Passionate Female Vocals ] The madness is rising to pull them below, Where all of the secrets of misery go. [ Bridge 1: Dry Duet Vocals, Crisp Piano, Tight Rhythm ] The Batarang forged from the steel of the gun, Is ending the damage that evil has done. Inside the old clocktower they stand face to face, To save every soul in this godforsaken place. [ Chorus 3: Upfront Duet, Clear Tight Vocal Harmonies ] A man is defined by the choices he makes, By how many burdens and battles he takes. The morning is coming to wash out the gray, And lead every wanderer back to the day. [ Bridge 2: Dry Duet Vocals, Crisp Piano, Tight Rhythm ] Outside of the ruins where Arkham is burning, The wheels of the cycle are endlessly turning. Batman sees a face in the oil and the blood, Still standing alone in the rain and the flood. [ Verse 4: Intimate Emotional Female Vocals ] Gordon is watching the horizon turn gold, While Alfred is waiting for stories untold. The sun starts to rise on the rooftop of slate, As Gotham recovers and finds its own weight. [ Pre-Chorus 4: Building Emotional Tension, Passionate Female Vocals ] The foundation holds and the pillars are strong, The place where the weary and broken belong. [ Final Chorus: Upfront Duet, Clear Tight Vocal Harmonies ] The strength to keep burning is all that we own, In corners of darkness where mercy is shown. Justice is more than a shadow of fear, It stays till the dawn makes the victory clear. [ Outro: Upfront Dry Duet, Fading Emotional Resonance ] The broken streets start to breathe once again, Through scars of the night and the wash of the rain. Standing alone while the sky becomes blue, Finding the courage to start something new.
