Broken don’t mean gone

Intro (low, slow beat)

Shadows line the runway, scars beneath the skin

Heroes on a leash, but the war’s still within

No halos, no crowns, just blood on our hands

If this is redemption, we’ll make our own stand

Verse 1 – Yelena

I was raised in a lie, taught love was a tool

Every hug was a weapon, every tear was a rule

I joke so I don’t sink, I laugh so I breathe

But my sister’s a ghost who still won’t leave

I learned how to kill before I learned my name

They said, “Feel nothing,” now I feel all the pain

If family’s a choice, then I choose to stay

Even if the past still pulls me away

Pre-Chorus (group, quiet)

We’re stitched together by sins we didn’t choose

Still walking forward with nothing to lose

Chorus (all)

We’re the ones you call when the light fades out

Not clean enough for prayers, not strong enough to shout

Every soul here’s bleeding, but we’re standing tall

Broken don’t mean gone—

Broken don’t mean gone

Verse 2 – Bucky

I wake up with hands that I don’t recognize

Full of names I erased, full of decades of lies

They say it wasn’t me, but I still feel the weight

Every scream in my sleep shows up wide awake

I tried being good, tried washing it clean

But metal remembers what mercy means

If I fight for tomorrow, it’s not to be free

It’s so no one else turns into me

Verse 3 – Red Guardian

They told me I mattered, then left me behind

A hero in headlines, a joke over time

I flex for the mirror, laugh loud for the room

But pride is just fear in a red, white, and blue

I missed every birthday, every chance to be there

I won every fight but still wasn’t fair

If strength is a shield, then mine’s full of cracks

I just want my family—I don’t need the facts

Chorus (repeat, stronger)

We’re the ones you call when the light fades out

Not clean enough for prayers, not strong enough to shout

Every soul here’s bleeding, but we’re standing tall

Broken don’t mean gone—

Broken don’t mean gone

Verse 4 – US Agent

They gave me a shield and a list of demands

Said, “Be the symbol, just follow commands”

I tried to be perfect, I tried to be right

Now the blood on my hands won’t wash out at night

They built me to win, not to understand

So when I fell short, they took back the plan

If justice is heavy, I carry it still

A good man twisted by force of will

Verse 5 – Ghost

I fade through the walls, but I feel every hit

I’m trapped in my body, I’m sick of this glitch

Pain hums like a wire beneath my skin

I disappear just to breathe again

I wasn’t a villain, I was just alone

Breaking apart at a molecular home

If I shake when I stand, it’s not from fear

It’s from fighting to stay right here

Verse 6 – Taskmaster

I remember the moves, but not the face

Every fight I win steals another trace

I mirror the past, I borrow the skill

But the person inside me is silent still

They rewrote my mind, erased my voice

Obedience coded, no room for choice

If I fight beside you, it’s not for fame

It’s to prove I’m more than a programed name

Chorus (short, urgent)

We’re still here, still breathing