Don’t say his Name

Villain (cool):

You asked to see me. Talk.

Isaiah:

I’m here for the city.

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I stitched this place together with fear and steel,

While heroes vanished when it got too real,

Mayor signed, streets fell in line,

Peace don’t beg—it’s designed.

So don’t preach hope in my domain,

Every quiet night got my name,

Tell me why I shouldn’t end this talk—

Right now.

Isaiah (spoken):

Because it can work better.

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Villain:

Better than silence?

Isaiah:

Better than chains.

Villain:

I stopped the bleeding.

Isaiah:

You stopped the pain—

But you froze the veins.

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Villain:

I am the order, I am the line.

Isaiah:

Order dies when it steals their spine.

Villain:

Fear keeps them safe.

Isaiah:

Safe ain’t alive.

Both:

City’s listening, holding its breath,

Tired of choosing between fear and death.

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I’ll help the city, block by block,

Food in the streets, lights unlocked,

Not with fists, not with flames,

With people standing up again.

But truth is—this won’t fly solo,

It needs a symbol they still know.

Villain (sharp):

Don’t.

Isaiah (calm):

The hero.

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Say his name again and watch this burn,

That legend failed—he never returns,

Hope is a spark that turns to fire,

I won’t let myths undo my empire!

I built peace from broken wills,

I rule the night, I pay the bills,

You bring him back, you bring a war—

And I will not share this floor!

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Villain:

Heroes lie, then disappear!

Isaiah:

Villains rule ’cause people fear!

Villain:

I keep them safe!

Isaiah:

You keep them small!

Both:

This city’s bigger than us all.

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Villain:

Choose—him or me.

Isaiah:

I choose the city free.

Villain:

Then you chose a fight.

Isaiah:

Then I’ll bring the light.

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Villain (cold):

Walk out while you can.

Isaiah:

I am.

But I’m not walking away.