[Verse 1] Snack wrappers on the desk Case files in a leaning stack Smiles signed in dotted ink “Do your duty Don’t look back” You were the shield they threw At the fire they lit themselves They called it saving lives But it felt like feeding hell [Pre-Chorus] You saw Hawks fake that easy grin Saw Aizawa staring through the spin Endeavor shaking in his sleep Mic too loud so he doesn’t weep [Chorus] So you crossed that line Fat Gum (Jumped the rail, no return) If this is villainy Then fine Let the heroes watch it burn ‘Cause you won’t let one more kid Crack apart under the strain If they call you traitor Good You won’t make that lie again [Verse 2] Rooftop air at 3 a.m Hawks drops files with shaking hands “Read between the pretty charts We’re the puppets They’re the plans” Eraser’s voice is dry “I was done a year ago” Endeavor lights the dark Whispers “I won’t lose one more” [Pre-Chorus] You see the first-year’s nervous fists Future ghosts in training vests “If they break like we all did I’ll carry all their stress” [Chorus] So you crossed that line Fat Gum (Jumped the rail, no return) If this is villainy Then fine Let the heroes watch it burn ‘Cause you won’t let one more kid Crack apart under the strain If they call you traitor Good You won’t make that lie again [Bridge] Maybe I’m the wall now Between them and the fall now If I gotta wear the mask they fear I’ll be the monster standing here (hey!) Hurt me Use me Twist my name I’ll still stand in front of their pain [Chorus] Yeah I crossed that line Fat Gum (Tear the script, let it end) If this is villainy Then fine I’m protecting what they spend I won’t watch one more bright kid Turn to ash under the praise If I’m branded broken too At least I broke their chain [Outro] Snack wrappers on the ground New files in a hidden stack Not a hero Not your hound Just a shield that finally bit back
