Defeat the Dark

[Verse 1]
You were raised on pressure
Silent teeth in your back
Every “quit” they ever handed you
You turned into an attack
You’ve been cut by comments
Every doubt
Every stare
But there’s a fire in your footsteps
Saying “get me out of here” (yeah)
[Chorus]
You can defeat the dark
Feel your heartbeat driving
Every scar on your skin
Is a medal for surviving
You can defeat
Defeat
Believe in thriving
Don’t let fear draw the line
You’re already crossing
[Verse 2]
You stand when others scatter
You stay when others hide
Loyal to your people
Even when you’re tired inside (so tired)
Tonight you run through the tremors
Head high in the glare
You taste the future on your tongue
Like static in the air
[Chorus]
You can defeat the dark
Feel your heartbeat driving
Every scar on your skin
Is a medal for surviving
You can defeat
Defeat
Believe in thriving
Don’t let fear draw the line
You’re already crossing (keep crossing)
[Bridge]
Name every terror
Then watch it fall
Small at your feet
Nothing at all (hey!)
You are loyal
To the soul inside
You’re the storm
On the rising tide
[Chorus]
You can defeat the dark
Feel your heartbeat driving
Every scar on your skin
Is a medal for surviving
You can defeat
Defeat
Believe in thriving
Don’t let fear draw the line
You’re already crossing

Driving peak-time techno with a hypnotic kick and pulsing bass, male vocals processed with light vocoder. Verses spoken-sung and close to the mic; chorus opens with shouted gang vocals and filtered risers. Sparse synth stabs in the verses, big saw leads and claps in the hook, with a tension-building break before the final drop., techno