[Intro] Rain on the rooftops, red in the sky A quiet young shinobi watches worlds collide [Verse 1] Crow on the wire, kunai at my side I carried a village beneath a calm disguise Brother, forgive me, I swallowed the blame Turned every witness against my name Fire in the mirror, moon over the stone I learned how to suffer where no one would know A forehead flick, then I walked away Hiding the truth in the words I could never say [Pre-Chorus] If hatred is the armor that keeps you alive Then let it cut me deeply while you survive [Chorus] I am the silence after thunder The hand that breaks to keep you whole Let the world call me a monster I’ll guard the light inside your soul When the crows rise, when the red moon calls I’ll stand alone beyond these walls You may never know why I had to leave But your tomorrow was the dream I chose to bleed [Verse 2] Black flames dancing where the night should be A prison made of moments, a truth no eye could see Every step toward you was a wound in disguise Every lie was a shield beneath my tired eyes I watched the years turn your anger to steel Hoping one day the buried answer would heal No crown, no praise, no clean alibi Just one last lesson beneath a fading sky [Bridge] Little brother, take this pain and make it yours no more You were never born to carry what I carried before If my name becomes a shadow, let your future be the sun The war inside our blood ends when you decide it’s done [Final Chorus] I was the silence after thunder The hand that broke to keep you whole Let the world remember a monster While you protect the fire in your soul When the crows rise, when the red moon falls I’ll fade beyond these broken walls You may finally know why I had to leave Your tomorrow was the dream I chose to bleed [Outro] A gentle touch upon your brow No more secrets holding us now The night grows still, the crows take flight And your road opens into light
