Verse 1
Boots in the dust, no moon in the sky
Red lens glow, hear the angels cry
Radio static, breath held tight
Steel in my hands, living for the fight
Heartbeat louder than the rounds
Every shadow makes a sound
Names carved deep inside my mind
Some make it home, some stay behind
Pre-Chorus
No glory here, just orders and fear
Clock hits midnight, truth gets clear
Chorus
Hot lead at zero dark
Thunder ripping through the black
No prayers left, no turning back
When the world goes quiet, the rifles talk
Hot lead at zero dark
Blood and sweat in the sparks
Live or die by the marks we leave
Hot lead at zero dark
Verse 2
Night vision green, ghosts on the wall
Silhouettes waiting for the call
Finger steady, safety gone
Another second till the dawn
We move like smoke, disappear
Train the pain, forget the fear
Brother on my six, I know his name
If I fall, he’ll carry the flame
Pre-Chorus
No headlines, no parade
Just the choices that we made
Chorus
Hot lead at zero dark
Thunder ripping through the black
No prayers left, no turning back
When the world goes quiet, the rifles talk
Hot lead at zero dark
Blood and sweat in the sparks
Live or die by the marks we leave
Hot lead at zero dark
Bridge
Click—rack—flash—return fire
Adrenaline fuels the wire
Every round a final word
Every echo screams unheard
If tomorrow never comes
Tell my son what I’ve done
Not for hate, not for pay
But to keep the wolves away
Breakdown
Zero… dark…
Move—shoot—communicate
Zero… dark…
No hesitation
Final Chorus
Hot lead at zero dark
Night explodes in a spark
We don’t run, we don’t break
We don’t fold when the stakes are stark
Hot lead at zero dark
Carry scars like marks of art
If this is where the story ends
Let it end in the dark
Outro
Sunrise finds the silent ground
Empty brass, no victory sound
Another mission, another scar
Hot lead at zero dark
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