[Verse 1] Red on the blade Name on the pavement Crooked crowns Built on the backs of the weak Smile for the cameras Pose for your praises You play at justice While I drown in deceit [Pre-Chorus] I bled for a symbol You sold it for fame So carve this in concrete Remember my name [Chorus] I am the cut that you can't hide The stain in your shining sky You call it murder I call it trial Heroes fall One at a time If your heart won't bleed For the broken and blind Then you wear that mask On a borrowed time I am the Stain You can't wash from your pride [Verse 2] Trembling hands Wrapped round a rescue Shaking You wait For a headline A feed You rush to the rubble For ratings For rescue But leave the forgotten To choke when you leave [Pre-Chorus] You pray to that symbol I sharpen my hate If justice is rotten I'll reset the slate [Chorus] I am the cut that you can't hide The stain in your shining sky You call it murder I call it trial Heroes fall One at a time If your heart won't bleed For the broken and blind Then you wear that mask On a borrowed time I am the Stain You can't wash from your pride [Bridge] [Half-time Drums and bass Gang shouts] Who will stand When the blood runs dry? (hey!) Who still crawls For a stranger's life? Strip the title Tear the shrine Show me your hands Or step in line [Chorus] I am the cut that you can't hide The stain in your shining sky You call it murder I call it trial Heroes fall One at a time If your heart won't bleed For the broken and blind Then you wear that mask On a borrowed time I am the Stain You can't wash from your pride
