[Instrumentales emotionales Intro] [Verse 1] I rolled into Kabuki with a cheap chrome wrist Dust caked in the seams, no address, and a grin like this Had a patched-up jacket, dead phone, and a borrowed fist A road map in my head and a duffel that never sat still Told the corner fixers, “I don’t settle, I move” With a laugh too quick and a worn-out proof Every alley had a rumor, every club had a code I was following taillights and tanker routes like a thread through the roads [Chorus] I wanted my name on the live-feed crawl Wanted every busted block to hear it back One more run, one more stop, one more shot at the crown Say it loud, say it now, let the whole town track [Long instrumental solo] [Verse 2] I cut through Watson in a stolen black ride Maps folded in the dash, just the next street sign Made a deal with a netrunner, rain on her screen Said, “I’m one hard turn from every town I’ve seen” But the city don’t hand you a clean way out It takes your breath, then it learns your route By the time I saw the setup in the glassy reflections My hands were shaking, but I kept my direction [Chorus] I wanted my name on the live-feed crawl Wanted every busted block to hear it back One more run, one more stop, one more shot at the crown Say it loud, say it now, let the whole town track [Long instrumental solo] [Verse 3] I hit the high-rise with a pistol and prayer Moral ripped open, no camp left anywhere Arasaka guards in the hall, white teeth, black visors I laughed like a drifter who’d just met his disaster Got clipped in the shoulder, kept moving anyway Saw the whole skyline flicker in a bruised display I reached for the payload, reached for the top Then the floor gave out and the whole plan stopped [Chorus] I wanted my name on the live-feed crawl Wanted every busted block to hear it back One more run, one more stop, one more shot at the crown Say it loud, say it now, let the whole town track [Long instrumental solo] [Verse 4] Found me at dawn by the service stair Half a borrowed life and a map gone blank there Medics came late, like they always do Too busy selling hope to care what cut through On my cracked shard, one message stayed: “Don’t let the city make you plant your roots” A kid from the block read it, jaw set tight Then walked back into the static of the eternal night [Chorus] I wanted my name on the live-feed crawl Wanted every busted block to hear it back One more run, one more stop, one more shot at the crown Say it loud, say it now, let the whole town track [Long instrumental solo] [[Bridge] I thought I could outrun the static and come back clean But the cuts all know my name, and the chrome knows what it means If I could trade this legend for a quiet, boring day I’d take my old life back, yeah, and leave this all away I’m sorry for the damage, I wish I could go back to normal] No chrome halo, no grand goodbye Just a siren bleeding through the sky All that talk of legends, all that steel and pride Ends in a body bag and a blinking sign Still, they say if you listen when the relays hum You can hear me where the dead-end roads run Not a saint, not a ghost, just another one Who kept on moving when the map came undone [Outro] Eternal night Took the chrome off my wrist in a backroom strip Eternal night Left my jaw on the tile and my teeth in a zip Eternal night Name on a barcode, toe tag, and a wire feed flick Eternal night Then the line went cold and the city swallowed the click
