Legends Don't Fade

Verse 1

I left Vegas in the rearview, desert dust on my name

Ten ghosts on my conscience, Hells Angels etched in flame

Empire turned to ashes, cards folded in the sand

Lost the crown, lost the throne, blood still on my hands

I crossed state lines broken, but I’m breathing, still alive

Los Santos lights are calling, saying boy you survived

Pre-Chorus

I buried who I was, swore I’d never go back

Smiled for the cameras, wore a clean little mask

But demons don’t die, nah, they just lay low

They whisper every night like, you already know

Chorus

I’m a new man, yeah that’s what I say

Clean hands, calm smile, walking straight these days

But the hunger’s still laughing deep inside my brain

I ain’t a Don, Vor, Jefe, king of a name

When the lights go red and the cards get dealt

I remember the monster I never shelved

I tried to change, yeah I tried to be sober

But deep down, I’m still The Joker

Verse 2

Met Carter on the corner like the past never died

Same look in his eyes, same trust, same ride

Shook hands with the Russians, cold steel in their tone

Heathans on their Harleys, engines sound like home

New faces, new cities, same underworld laws

Respect ain’t given, it’s taken with scars

Pre-Chorus

I play nice now, keep the peace, pour the drinks

But every laugh feels fake, every pause makes me think

How long can a wolf pretend he’s tame

When the moon comes up, man, it’s never the same

Chorus

I’m a new man, yeah that’s what I show

Sharp suit, slow steps, moving quiet and low

But the thirst keeps rising, slow like a flame

I don’t want the titles, don’t want the chains

I don’t want a throne or a kingdom to own

I want the chaos back, I want the tone

When fear said my name like it was a closure

That’s when I was me — The Joker

Bridge

Money comes, money goes, I’ve seen both sides

Women love the danger, hate the nights I hide

I tell myself, this time I’ll walk away

But violence got patience, it’s waiting its day

Heartbeat syncs with sirens in my head

I ain’t dead, nah, I just shed my skin instead

Final Chorus / Outro

So here I stand in Los Santos rain

Nice guy smile but a cracked cocaine vein

I tried to be better, tried to be sober

Tried to kill the past, tried to start over

But legends don’t fade, they just stay composed

When the mask falls off, everybody knows

I’m not done, nah, this ain’t closure

I was born in fire — The Joker