SMASH THE DARK AWAY

[Intro]
United States
Of what?
(of SMASH!)
[Verse 1]
Cape torn, grin wide
Blood drip down, but the crowd’s on my side
I stand tall when the skyline shakes
Whole world heavy on these cracked old aches
Laugh loud so the fear can’t speak
Every hit puts a scar in the concrete
If I fall, kid, you rise
That’s the deal written deep in my eyes
[Chorus]
I’ll smash the dark away
Even if it breaks my bones today
If I fall, you’ll light the flame
So carry this name, carry this name
I’ll smash the dark away
Breathing fire through the fear and pain
If I fade, you’ll shout my name
So carry this name, carry this name
[Verse 2]
Back then, I was nothing but a skinny frame
Chasing every siren, trying to chase the same
Power in a smile, power in a hand
Thought I had to lift the weight of every broken land
Now I see the spark burning in your chest
You don’t need my shadow to be your best
But I’ll stand in front ‘til the last bell rings
Ribs cracked open, still I spread these wings (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’ll smash the dark away
Even if it breaks my bones today
If I fall, you’ll light the flame
So carry this name, carry this name
I’ll smash the dark away
Breathing fire through the fear and pain
If I fade, you’ll shout my name
So carry this name, carry this name
[Verse 3]
Villain in the distance, laughing in the smoke
Every step I take feels heavier than hope
Time’s running out, clock carved in my side
But I got a promise that I still won’t hide
You shake like a leaf, kid, I get it, I do
I was trembling too when I first broke through
But bravery ain’t living with a perfect heart
It’s stepping up shaking, ripping fear apart (tear it apart)
[Bridge]
All my might
All my scars
All my time
All for yours
All my breath
Every roar
When I’m gone
You’ll be more (you’ll be more)
[Verse 4]
Crowd screaming “save us!”, lungs start to fail
But I raise one fist, rip holes in the veil
This is my last stand, last laugh, last roar
Give you every ember, I can’t give more
When the dust comes down and the sky turns clear
You’ll see my shadow fading from here
Don’t cry for the man who broke his frame
Just stand up straight and speak my name
[Chorus]
I’ll smash the dark away
Even if it breaks my bones today
If I fall, you’ll light the flame
So carry this name, carry this name
I’ll smash the dark away
Breathing fire through the fear and pain
If I fade, you’ll shout my name
So carry this name, carry this name (hey!)

rap, Hybrid trap-metal with downtuned 7-string riffs, halftime 808s under double-kick bursts, screamed hooks over chanted gang vocals; verses alternate tight rap flows and raspy melodic lines, big stop-start breaks before each chorus, male vocals riding a huge, saturated wall of guitars and bass, nu metal, hard rock, metal