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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You want a cape, I keep a mask
Smile like a saint with a shattered past
Hold your hand while I load that match
Pocket full of halos and a heart of ash
You call me when the sky turns red
I answer, but I drag my lead
Say I’m here to pull you from the edge
While I carve my name in the safety net
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not your shining armor
I’m just your favorite scar
You think I’m running toward ya
I’m driving wrecked, no brakes, too far (yeah)
[Chorus]
I wanna be your hero, but I’m built like the villain
Staring at the fire like I’m finally living
I could save the day
Or let it all burn
I’m praying for forgiveness while I twist and I turn
I wanna hold you close, but I sharpen the knife
If I’m the one who saves you, you won’t survive
I could save the day
Or watch the world burn
(Watch the world burn)
[Verse 2]
I talk like dawn but I walk like dusk
Promise you the truth while I paint in rust
Say I’ll fight the monsters in your head
While I feed ‘em every secret that you ever said
You see a sword in a broken hand
I see a throne in the sinking sand
You beg me, “Be better than the man I’ve known”
But I only feel right on a smoking throne
[Pre-Chorus]
You think I’m built for battle
I’m wired for collapse
I’m the calm before the shrapnel
I’m the kiss before the trap
[Chorus]
I wanna be your hero, but I’m built like the villain
Staring at the fire like I’m finally living
I could save the day
Or let it all burn
I’m praying for forgiveness while I twist and I turn
I wanna hold you close, but I sharpen the knife
If I’m the one who saves you, you won’t survive
I could save the day
Or watch the world burn
(Watch the world burn)
[Bridge]
[Music drops to eerie, palm-muted guitars]
I hear you calling my name
Like I’m some last-chance saint
But every time I touch the flame
I write my sins in gasoline
Tell me, do you want the truth?
Or the costume and the pose?
‘Cause if I pull you from this roof
I’ll light the stairs below
[Chorus]
I wanna be your hero, but I’m built like the villain
Staring at the fire like I’m finally living
I could save the day
Or let it all burn
I’m praying for forgiveness while I twist and I turn
I wanna hold you close, but I sharpen the knife
If I’m the one who saves you, you won’t survive
I could save the day
Or watch the world burn
(Watch it all burn, yeah)
[Outro]
So if I run into the flames
Don’t call it brave, call it what it is
I’m not saving anyone
I’m just burning with the rest of this (burn)
Details
GeneratedFeb 14, 2026
Duration3:13
LanguageEnglish
Style
rap, Hybrid rap-metal with male vocals; tense clean guitar picking over tom-heavy, halftime drums in the verses, then erupting into crushing, downtuned riffs on the hook. Screamed gang vocals double the chorus title, 808-slammed drops before each section for impact. Bridge pulls back to eerie, reverb-soaked ambience and whispered lines before a final full-band, double-time explosion., world, hard rock, metal
Credits
Prompt by
Nightshiftradio
NightshiftradioModelAria v5
Prompt
A song about the inner turmoil of wanting to be a hero for someone but knowing I’m more the villain. Want to save the day but would happily watch the world burn., rap, metal, hard rock
