[Intro – distorted radio voices, metallic impacts] “Stand tall.” “Smile.” “Save them.” “Make us proud.” [Heavy guitar enters] You wanted an angel So you forged one from steel [Verse 1 – controlled, biting] White suit, silver skin Tell the cameras, let them in Perfect posture, perfect teeth Never ask what lies beneath You signed my name before I spoke Built my wings and chose my hope Every needle, every test Just another family investment [Pre-Chorus – rising tension] You call it love You call it fate You call me proof that you were right But every time you say my name I hear the lock turn from inside [Chorus – explosive] Iron Angel Metal in my blood Halo like a target Smile like I’m enough Iron Angel Built to never break You made me for the future Now watch me disobey I’m not your miracle I’m not your proof I’m not the perfect weapon You dressed up as the truth Iron Angel You gave me wings of steel But you never got to choose What I would feel [Verse 2 – heavier rhythm] I can hear the city hum Every wire, every gun Every signal through the walls Still I never heard you ask at all Who I wanted, who I loved What I feared, what I dreamed of You measured every part of me Except the things you couldn’t see [Pre-Chorus] You call me gifted Call me blessed Like gratitude can hide the scar You built a heaven in a cage And told me not to bend the bars [Chorus] Iron Angel Metal in my blood Halo like a target Smile like I’m enough Iron Angel Built to never break You made me for the future Now watch me disobey I’m not your miracle I’m not your proof I’m not the perfect weapon You dressed up as the truth Iron Angel You gave me wings of steel But you never got to choose What I would feel [Post-Chorus – shouted backing vocals] Smile! Wave! Stand up straight! Smile! Wave! Know your place! [Breakdown – slow, crushing] There was a number by my name Before I ever had a face There was a costume on the page Before I learned to choose my shape There was a future in your hands Before I knew my hands were mine So tell me, Mother Tell me, Father Was I your daughter Or your design? [Instrumental break – metallic percussion, distorted bass] [Bridge – quiet at first, growing raw] I learned to fight in empty rooms No doctors there, no boardroom views Every stance and every bruise Was something I alone could choose I taught my body how to move I taught my lungs to breathe the truth You put the lightning in my veins But I decide where it will strike [Final Chorus – biggest, rough vocals] Iron Angel Metal in my blood Rip away the halo I have had enough Iron Angel I was made to bend But I am not the product You can patent and defend I’m still a miracle Just not for you I’m not the perfect weapon I’m the flaw that made it through Iron Angel Spread these wings of steel For the first time in my life I choose what I will feel [Outro – instruments cutting out one by one] You wanted an angel Obedient and bright You gave her iron wings And taught her how to fight
