A laboratory silence, a desert under glass
Counting down the seconds for the shadow-storm to pass
But the countdown hit the zero and the world turned sickly green
Now there’s a man of sorrow and a monster in between.
He wears the tattered purple, he carries all the blame
A genius in a prison with a heavy, haunted name
Don’t look into his eyes, don't push him to the edge
He’s walking on the marrow of a broken, jagged ledge.
Hulk smash the walls down, Hulk tear the sky
The man wants to live, but the beast wants to cry
He’s the strongest there is, but he’s fighting alone
In a kingdom of rubble on a mountain of bone.
Gamma in the heartbeat, thunder in the hand
The loneliest titan in a frightened land
Hulk smash the world, then he walks away
Searching for the light of a different day.
They send the tanks and rockets, they send the iron men
They try to put the lightning back inside the pen
But you can’t fight the friction of a soul that’s been betrayed
He’s the god of every wrecking ball that humanity has made.
Underneath the anger is a pulse of quiet pain
The Banner in the engine, trying to hold the rein
But the world is getting loud and the sun is going down
And the "Other Guy" is waking up to take the crown.
"Leave me alone," is the only prayer he knows
But the fury follows everywhere he goes.
It’s not a gift, it’s a burden, it’s a curse—
The more he tries to save it, the more he fears it's worse.
Hulk smash the walls down, Hulk tear the sky
The man wants to live, but the beast wants to cry
He’s the strongest there is, but he’s fighting alone
In a kingdom of rubble on a mountain of bone.
Gamma in the heartbeat, thunder in the hand
The loneliest titan in a frightened land.
Green skin, gray heart...
Watching the fire start.
Just a man... just a monster...
Walking the road alone.
