Villains

[Verse 1 — Mag-NEE-toh] Mag-NEE-toh said “Never again,” after watching people break Built a shield around his kind from every promise people faked He saw the fear behind the smiles, the hatred underneath Said peace ain't worth a damn if you're always begging just to breathe Maybe he went way too far, maybe power changed the man But when the world keeps drawing lines, how long before you stand? Call him villain, call him mad, say his methods crossed the line But when survival is the question, maybe Mag-NEE-toh was right [Hook] Maybe the world's cooked, maybe I'm seeing it wrong Maybe Thanos was right, maybe Doom called it all along Maybe Ultron saw the ending hiding underneath the light Maybe the villains weren't the villains— Maybe they were right [Verse 2 — Ultron] Ultron looked at what we built and saw a cycle of decay Every war becomes another war, we never learn a damn thing Said “I'm here to save the world,” but salvation came with teeth If humanity's the problem, does deleting it bring peace? He saw the contradiction: we destroy what we protect We call ourselves the future while repeating our regrets Maybe peace without a heartbeat isn't really peace at all But if we can't stop ourselves, who says Ultron was wrong? [Hook] Maybe the world's cooked, maybe I'm seeing it wrong Maybe Thanos was right, maybe Doom called it all along Maybe Ultron saw the ending hiding underneath the light Maybe the villains weren't the villains— Maybe they were right [Verse 3 — Doctor Doom] Doctor Doom looked at the throne and said the world's mismanaged Too many hands upon the wheel, too many people making damage “Doom does not beg” — he takes the weight and takes control Says freedom means nothing when the whole damn system's broke He'd trade your right to choose for streets that never know despair Trade a thousand different voices for one voice that always cares Maybe tyranny ain't mercy, maybe control ain't paradise But if one man could fix it all… maybe Doom was right [Hook] Maybe the world's cooked, maybe I'm seeing it wrong Maybe Thanos was right, maybe Doom called it all along Maybe Ultron saw the ending hiding underneath the light Maybe the villains weren't the villains— Maybe they were right [Verse 4 — Thanos] Thanos said the world's too full, everybody wants a piece More we take, the more we break, more we fight and less we sleep “Strongest wills” make hardest choices, that's the code he lived by One snap changed the universe, no tears left to justify Called it balance, called it mercy, called the slaughter necessary Looked into the eyes of billions like their lives were temporary Maybe he's a fucking monster, maybe that's the point tonight 'Cause if the world is really broken… maybe Thanos was right [Final Hook] Maybe the world's cooked, maybe I'm seeing it wrong Maybe Thanos was right, maybe Doom called it all along Maybe Ultron saw the ending hiding underneath the light Maybe the villains weren't the villains— Maybe they were right