Star Spangled Grave

Woke up in a century that didn’t want me ‘round

Ice still in my marrow, dragging shadows on the ground

They told me I’m a hero, put a star upon my chest

But the only thing I’m good for is putting souls to rest

I’ve got seventy years of killing saved up in my right hand

And I’m gonna paint the highway red across this promised land.

So don’t talk to me of mercy, don’t talk to me of light

I’m a cold-blooded phantom in the middle of the night

If I gotta step on brothers, if I gotta walk on bone

I’ll build a throne of vibranium and sit there all alone

My flag is stained with oil, my boots are caked in red

And I don’t care if I’m the next one lying dead.

Bucky’s gone to winter, and Peggy’s in the clay

The world I tried to save, well, it rotted anyway

I used to check my fire, used to pull my punches back

But now I’m just a freight train running blind upon the track

You’re a face without a name, you’re a bug beneath my heel

You can’t bargain with the soldier, and you can’t outrun the steel.

Thump... Thump... Thump...

That’s the sound of the shield hitting the floor.

That’s the sound of me not caring anymore.

Dig a hole for the villains, dig a hole for the "free"

Just make sure there’s a shallow one waiting there for me.

Yeah, don’t talk to me of mercy, don’t talk to me of light

I’m the star-spangled Reaper coming for your life tonight

If I gotta step on brothers, if I gotta walk on bone

I’ll build a throne of wreckage and I’ll sit there all alone

My flag is burnt to ashes, my conscience is a lead

And I don't give a damn if I’m the next one lying dead.

Lay me down in Arlington...

Or leave me in the mud...

The price of your "freedom"...

Always was... my... blood.