[Intro] [Spoken] I remember you Small steps in the Lanes Grease on your fingers Ash on your cheeks Back then They called me Vander [Verse 1] You were just a kid with a cracked mask on Sharing scraps with Vi in the dust and smog Jinx painting chaos on the rusted walls I held all three Thought I could stop the fall I taught you how to swing before you swung that blade How to spot a bad deal When to walk away Now the steel in your hands cuts a cleaner line But I still see that wide-eyed face in mine [Chorus] Welcome back to the hunt Blade Dancer Step into the dark with me We bled in the gutters together Now we carve a new city Sword Sparks And wildfire anger You move I tear and throw You burn what hurt you Kid I’ll be your shadow in 2XKO [Verse 2] You wired your tricks with trembling hands Turned scrap into storms Made the corners stand Those little explosions Your crooked grin You laughed and the whole damned bar joined in Now your gadgets bloom like midnight suns Fire licking metal as the cowards run You cut through the greed Through the gilded lie I still plant my feet by your battle cry [Chorus] Welcome back to the hunt Blade Dancer Step into the dark with me We bled in the gutters together Now we carve a new city Sword Sparks And wildfire anger You move I tear and throw You burn what hurt you Kid I’ll be your shadow in 2XKO [Bridge] [Spoken] They broke Vander Stitched a monster in his place Claws Teeth Fury That’s what they see But you You remember the man under the scars The hands that pulled you from the flood The arms that held Vi back from blood [Sung] So when the crowd roars for another round And they want the beast Want to watch me drown You’ll be there Bright edge Bright flame Calling me by my broken name [Chorus] Welcome back to the hunt Blade Dancer Step into the dark with me We bled in the gutters together Now we carve a new city Sword Sparks And wildfire anger You move I tear and throw You burn what hurt you Kid I’ll be your shadow in 2XKO [Outro] [Spoken] Come on then Show me how far you’ve come You cut I clean up Vander Warwick Monster Man Whatever they call me I guard you again
