[Verse 1]
Burned-out pod
Crater in the flooded street
Smoke in my lungs
Static in my teeth
Helmet fogged
Names scrolling in my sight
Alone in this drop
Under dying light
[Chorus]
I am just a rookie in the rain
Walking through the glass and the flame
Every fallen brother in my veins
I carry them
I carry them
Rookie in the rain
Say my name
If I never see the dawn again
Let my shadow stain this place
Till the end of days
[Verse 2]
Blue flare hiss
Dripping off the bunker wall
Echo of a hymn
Rising from the sprawl
Gold in the visor
Ghosts in the fractured dome
Covenant above
But this city is my home
[Chorus]
I am just a rookie in the rain
Walking through the glass and the flame
Every fallen brother in my veins
I carry them
I carry them
Rookie in the rain
Say my name
If I never see the dawn again
Let my shadow stain this place
Till the end of days
[Bridge]
[Low chant under solo vocal]
Kyrie
Have mercy on these streets
On these empty seats
On the ones we couldn’t keep
Ya Ali
Hear this quiet cry (oh)
Rockets paint the broken sky
If my last shot buys their time
Take my breath
Take my light
[Chorus]
I am just a rookie in the rain
Walking through the glass and the flame
Every shattered window knows my pain
I carry them
I carry them
Rookie in the rain
Say my name
If I never see the dawn again
Let this battered armor pray
For the human race