[Intro] (Distant city sounds. Soft piano. Faint strings.) I remember the lights... The fall... The silence... And then his hand reached out. He gave me a mask. He gave me a purpose. But somewhere along the way... I forgot to ask who I wanted to become. [Verse 1] I was a shadow running underneath, Trying to become the man I couldn't be. Every rooftop felt a little too high, Every night I learned another way to survive. He taught me how to disappear, How to turn my fear into something I could steer. But every lesson came with something I knew: I was becoming him. And I didn't want to. [Pre-Chorus] I followed every shadow. I carried every scar. But you can't spend your whole life trying to become who you are not. I love you like a father. But I can't live in your shadow. Not anymore. [Chorus] I'M ROBIN! But I'm more than the mask! More than the cape! More than the past! I won't spend forever chasing your light. I need to find my own way through the night. You taught me how to fight. You taught me how to stand. Now I'm finally learning how to become my own man. [Verse 2] We fought through the darkness, side by side. But every victory felt like something I had to hide. You saw a partner. I saw a cage. And somewhere between the silence and the rage, I realized the truth: I don't need to be you. I don't need your darkness to know what I can do. [Pre-Chorus] So take back the shadows. Take back the night. I'll carry the lessons, but I'll choose my own fight. You gave me the wings. You gave me the scars. Now watch me fly beyond the stars. [Chorus] I'M ROBIN! But I'm more than the mask! More than the cape! More than the past! I won't spend forever chasing your light. I need to find my own way through the night. You taught me how to fight. You taught me how to stand. Now I'm finally learning how to become my own man. [Bridge] (Music drops almost completely) Maybe leaving doesn't mean goodbye. Maybe growing means learning how to fly. You were there when I had nobody. You gave me a reason to keep moving forward. But if I stay... I'll disappear. And I refuse to disappear. (Drums slowly build.) I am not your shadow. I am not your reflection. I am not the boy who followed you into the darkness. I am... my own hero. [Breakdown] (Guitars explode in) I'M DONE HIDING! DONE FOLLOWING! DONE WAITING FOR THE DARKNESS TO TELL ME WHO I AM! I'VE GOT MY OWN NAME! MY OWN FIGHT! MY OWN WINGS! [Final Chorus] I WAS ROBIN! BUT THAT'S NOT WHO I AM! I DON'T NEED THE SHADOW! I DON'T NEED THE MASK! I'LL TAKE EVERYTHING YOU TAUGHT ME TONIGHT... AND TURN IT INTO SOMETHING THAT'S MINE! I'M NOT RUNNING FROM THE NIGHT! I'M LEARNING HOW TO FLY! The boy is gone. The shadow is gone. And from the darkness... I RISE! [Final Outro] (Music suddenly becomes more atmospheric and triumphant.) The city looks different from up here. The wind feels different. The night... feels alive. (Quietly) You gave me the wings. Now watch me use them. (Beat.) I'm not Robin anymore. ... I'm Nightwing. [Final sound] Wingsuit deployment. A single electric guitar note rings out.
