They Call Me Demon

[Intro]
They call me Demon
Under their breath
Crosses on the doorframe
Like I won’t step
[Verse 1]
I was the kid in the back row
Black hoodie, cracked halo
Carved my name in the desk
Just to prove I exist
They said I’d burn if I stayed me
Guess that’s how they wanna save me
Paint me red in their stories
But it’s all just fear and glory
[Chorus]
“They call me Demon”
Like I care now
Built in your hell
And I broke out
I wear your curses
Like a gold crown
If I’m your monster
Watch me bow down
“They call me Demon”
Say it again
Every accusation
Turned to my skin
If I’m the nightmare
You believe in
Keep on repeating
(They call me Demon)
[Verse 2]
Yeah
Hands up if you’ve ever been labeled
Wrote you off, tried to keep you at the table
Chained your tongue, then they ask why you’re quiet
Push you to the ledge, act shocked when you riot
I bled out on the pages you graded
All my scars you erased, called it jaded
You made the mask, now you fear who wears it
Pray I change while you worship appearances
[Bridge]
[half-time, strings swell]
I am the echo
Of all your blame
Born from the shadows
Of your shame
You built this cage
With every word
Now hear it shake
Hear it splinter
[Chorus]
“They call me Demon”
Like I care now
Built in your hell
And I broke out
I wear your curses
Like a gold crown
If I’m your monster
Watch me bow down
“They call me Demon”
Say it again
Every accusation
Turned to my skin
If I’m the nightmare
You believe in
Keep on repeating
(They call me Demon)

rap, Hybrid of symphonic metal and nu metal with emo-pop topline and rap verses; downtuned guitars chug over heavy, distorted bass and halftime trap-inflected drums. Male vocals switch between screamed post-hardcore hooks and melodic, radio-ready choruses; rapid-fire rap in the verses. Dark choirs and string stabs punctuate transitions, with a huge, layered gang-vocal final chorus and a brief breakdown where everything drops to bass and vocal before slamming back in., nu metal, metal, emo, pop, post-hardcore, symphonic metal, hardcore