[Intro]
Static in the wires, teeth in the code
Boots on the pavement, eyes on the load
Blood in the barcode, name on the wall
I was built for the moment you want me to fall
[Verse 1]
Yeah, I grew up with the cracks in the ceiling
Hand-me-down rage, second-hand feelings
Black nail polish on a data chip chain
Turned every bad day to propane
Glitch in my heartbeat, kick back, recoil
Halo tilts when I taste that soil
They sold us out for a seat at the table
I carved my oath in electric cable
[Pre-Chorus]
All these ghosts in my screenshot
All these friends that the system lost
If I bend, then they break us all
So I grit my teeth, answer the call (hey)
[Chorus]
Never let the flag fall
Hold it high, even bleeding in the freefall
If I got one breath left, I will stand tall
Never, never let the flag fall
Tattooed on my backbone
Carry every single name like a headstone
If the world burns down, I will still crawl
Never, never let the flag fall
[Verse 2]
Dead chat window, blue light coffin
Scroll through promises, all of them rotten
Leaders in suits with aluminum smiles
We did the work, they compiled the files
I’m that error you can’t override
Rust on the crown, rust in their pride
Mascara streaked like warpaint lines
Turned every heartbreak into a battle sign
[Pre-Chorus]
All these lies in the headlines
All these kids on the fault lines
If I drop, then we lose it all
So I bite my tongue, brace for the brawl (woah)
[Chorus]
Never let the flag fall
Hold it high, even bleeding in the freefall
If I got one breath left, I will stand tall
Never, never let the flag fall
Tattooed on my backbone
Carry every single name like a headstone
If the world burns down, I will still crawl
Never, never let the flag fall
[Bridge]
[Half-time, guitars slam, harsh vocals join]
I’m the crack in your glass crown
(tear it down, tear it down)
I’m the surge when your grid drowns
(drown it out, drown it out)
You can chain every wrist in this whole ghost town
We still rise, still rise from the underground
[Chanted Break]
Hands up, scars out, this is our call
We were never made to watch it all stall
If one heart beats, then the flag won’t fall
If one heart beats, then the flag won’t—
[Chorus]
Never let the flag fall
Hold it high, even bleeding in the freefall
If I got one breath left, I will stand tall
Never, never let the flag fall
Tattooed on my backbone
Carry every single name like a headstone
If the world burns down, I will still crawl
Never, never let the flag fall
[Outro]
Ash in my lungs, code in my veins
I’ll stand guard in the data rain
Till the last light flickers on the wall
I will never, ever let the flag fall