[Verse 1] Boots on the rooftop Rain in the seams of my coat Jaw full of bruises Names that I’ll never disclose City keeps begging for mercy Sirens cut holes in the night I move in the gap between heartbeats Face hidden Hands in a fight [Pre-Chorus] I made a promise in smoke and glass Blood on the floor Can’t turn it back They fear the mask but I know the man Broken But I still stand [Chorus] I’m the dark knight Stepping from the shadow to the gunfire Every scar I carry is a porch light Burning up the fear in your wild eyes When the world cries I rise I rise I’m the dark knight [Verse 2] Teeth of the skyline Bite at my tattered cape Every alley a question How much more can I take Villains carve jokes in the headlines Paint me a monster A ghost But the ones who sleep through the chaos Know who protects them the most [Pre-Chorus] I made a promise Can’t let it fade Cut from the dark that I helped create They see a myth But I feel the weight Heart like a locked steel gate [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] I’m not your savior Just your shield Every bruise a battlefield [gang vocals] Say my name when the lights go out I move in silence You live out loud [crescendo] When the ground shakes I stay When your hope breaks I stay If the sky falls I stay In the black I stay [Chorus]
