825 vs 666

[INTRO — spoken, low, cinematic] They called him monster slayer... But they never understood. He wasn't killin' monsters. He was rememberin' humans. Eight-two-five... Six-six-six... Let's go. [VERSE 1] Lab light cracked, time ripped, black sky split Mad mind, bad sign, whole world shifted Pulled through the wound where the clock got twisted Ancient dirt, future hurt, no one witnessed Witch in the wreckage with a god-complex grin Turned flesh into nightmare, called it progress again Made beasts outta people, put chains on the dragon Built hell in the past with a lab coat fashion Ash woke broke with a sword in the ash Mask on his face, red cape like a gash Dog by his boot, moon caught in the glass Purple in the visor like the future lookin' back He saw claws, saw teeth, saw rage, saw grief Saw the human underneath sayin', "Please find me" So he stepped in the dark where the others don't go Not to end the soul, but to bring it back home [PRE-HOOK] Sword in the hand, but the hand ain't the power Crown on the head, but the crown ain't the tower Cross on the back, but the pain ain't the name Flame in the eye, but the eye ain't the flame [HOOK] Eight-two-five, I remember what you are Six-six-six, you forgot inside the scar Two-thirds lost, one-third still breathin' Monster on the outside, human underneath it Eight-two-five, violet in the vision Six-six-six, broken transmission I don't slay what can still be saved I walk through hell and call your name Ashshaph! Mask on, blade down, cape torn, still found Ashshaph! Dog walks, moon talks, lake waits, world drowns Ashshaph! He don't kill the beast, he wakes the man Eight-two-five in a cursed right hand [VERSE 2] Dragon in chains, witch made pain with a blueprint Ash walked in like, "Nah, I ain't doin' this" Everybody wanted him to stab through the scale He broke the lock instead and walked outta hell Dragon gave a wing, not a trophy, a bond Cape turned red like the blood of the dawn Sword was a tool, but the cape was a promise You don't earn truth by pretendin' you're flawless Fairy came bright when the dark got heavy Saved his life when his soul weren't ready Love got born in the teeth of a curse Twin flame first, but it started out worse Witch said, "Fine, wanna save every life? Then return every age, every blade, every knife Wear every crown, carry every cross Find every world right before it gets lost" Now he wakes up poor, wakes king, wakes saint Wakes up tired with a name they repaint Arthur, Adapa, teacher, returner Shiva-fire eye, Saint Germain burner They remember the myth, never remember the man They remember the sword, not the weight in his hand They build him a church, then forget what he said They polish the crown, never count who bled [PRE-HOOK 2] Lake takes the sword, but the burden comes back Time takes the name, but the soul don't crack Love finds love through a thousand masks Dog still waits where the red road passed [HOOK] Eight-two-five, I remember what you are Six-six-six, you forgot inside the scar Two-thirds lost, one-third still breathin' Monster on the outside, human underneath it Eight-two-five, violet in the vision Six-six-six, broken transmission I don't slay what can still be saved I walk through hell and call your name Ashshaph! Mask on, blade down, cape torn, still found Ashshaph! Dog walks, moon talks, lake waits, world drowns Ashshaph! He don't kill the beast, he wakes the man 8 2 5 in a cursed right hand [BRIDGE — half sung / half spoken] What is a devil? A human that forgot. What is a savior? A soul that did not. What is a curse? A crown with no throne. What is a legend? A man left alone. What is a sword? A choice made sharp. What is a lake? Where the old names part. What is the flame? The sight to see. What is Ashshaph? The one who remembers me. --- [VERSE 3 — faster] Six-six-six is the sleep in the system Neutral went negative, center went missin' Signal got twisted, image got bitten Flesh got scripted by the witch's ambition 8 2 5 is the eye in the fire Silver-violet wire through the liar and the pyre Butterfly nerve in the dragon-wing attire Mud to lotus, blood to choir One man, four paths, seven lines round the frame Same soul, new mask, every lifetime same game Find sword, wear crown, bear cross, take blame Save world, lose love, die quiet, no fame But he keeps comin' back with the dog at his side Purple visor glowin' like the dawn can't hide Looks at the beast and he don't see prey He sees somebody's child that forgot the way That's why the witch hate him, that's why hell fears him Not 'cause he kills, but because he clears 'em Not 'cause he's strong, but because he hears 'em Names in the dark when nobody goes near 'em [OUTRO — spoken, fading] They called him saint. They called him king. They called him destroyer. They called him flame. But the dog knew his footsteps. The fairy knew his soul. The lake knew his sword. And the monsters... Remembered his name.