Intro (spoken / melodic) Yeah… City never sleep Neither do we Gotham vibes Midnight moves Verse 1 – Batman (The Shadow) I move quiet, city heavy on my back Learned young pain don’t heal, it just adapt I don’t smile in the light, I patrol in the dark Every loss left a scar, every scar left a mark I’m discipline, fear, calculated steps No emotions in the mission, just checks I don’t chase love, I keep distance instead ‘Cause attachments get you killed in this head I am Gotham, I absorb all the pain I don’t run from the rain, I was born in the rain While they cheer for the hero in the sky I’m the reason villains scared to come outside Pre-Chorus I taught you how to fight, how to fall, how to stand But I never taught you how to be your own man Chorus Night life, same streets, different minds I’m the shadow on the wall, he the blur when he fly I’m the silence in the fear, he the spark in the fight Two heroes, one city, yeah we own the night Night life, black cape, blue flame I stay stuck in the pain, he break loose from the chain I protect the city, he protect his name Same war, different reasons in the night life Verse 2 – Robin / Nightwing (The Breakaway) I was trained in the dark, but I ain’t stay there Learned quick I don’t gotta bleed to show I care He move cold, I move human, yeah that’s facts He wear guilt on his chest, I refuse to unpack I don’t need fear to make a man freeze I move fast, acrobat, make ‘em fall to they knees While he hiding his face behind the mask I stepped out, let the city see who I am I was Robin in the shadow of a legend name But Nightwing when I chose my own lane I don’t fight ‘cause I’m broken inside I fight ‘cause I still believe we survive Pre-Chorus You taught me how to win, how to never quit But I had to leave to know who I am with. Chorus Night life, same streets, different minds He the shadow on the wall, I’m the blur when I fly He the silence in the fear, I’m the spark in the fight Two heroes, one city, yeah we own the night Night life, black cape, blue flame He stay stuck in the pain, I break loose from the chain He protect the city, I protect my name Same war, different reasons in the night life. Verse 3 – I had to leave the cave just to breathe again Too much weight on my chest, I was sinkin’ in He taught me how to fight, how to never fold But he ain’t teach me how to heal from the shit I know I was Robin tryna live up to a legend name Every win felt hollow, every loss felt the same Nightwing now, yeah I chose my own pain Rather feel it all than be numb in chains I still hear Gotham cry when the moon get low Still answer calls even when my heart broke I ain’t fearless, I just learned how to cope Hope in my hands, yeah I swing with hope Bridge- He said, “The city needs fear” I said, “The city needs hope” He carry the weight I learned how to cope He stay in the cave with the ghosts in his head I learned how to love, learned how to live instead Still brothers in arms when the sky turn red Different ways to save ‘em, but we both still bled. Verse 4 – I don’t sleep, city breathe when I’m on patrol Every alley got secrets that I already know I don’t cry, I compartmentalize Pain locked in, weaponized They call me cold, but they don’t see the math Every move strategic, every loss in the past I trained a soldier, not a son, that’s facts ‘Cause feelings get you buried in the cracks He chose freedom, I stayed with the cage Somebody gotta bleed so the city feel safe Verse 5 – Batman, Nightwing, two sides of the same war One never heal, one had to walk out the door One move quiet, one move fast Both seen hell, both stuck with the past From the city view, they both just ghosts Different routes but they want it the most Fear or hope, either way it’s pain Same night, different chains Ain’t no right choice when the night get long Just survive ‘til the morning, then carry on Final Chorus Night life, same blood, different plans One rule everything, one trust his hands One fear in the dark, one light in the night Two legends, same city, different sight Night life, black cape, blue flame Pain vs freedom, that’s the real game No wrong way when you saving lives Just different hearts in the night life Outro (spoken / melodic hum) Batman protects Gotham… Nightwing protects himself too. Same night. Different wings.
