Not Like Them

[Intro – Driving Bass Pulse] (Gritty bassline. Tight snare. Electric guitar stabs. Urban night tension.)

You came in wired tight

Neon cut your face in red

Steel resting under denim

Like a verdict in your head

Your crew awaits on the fringe

Canine panting in the dark

You brought the family gospel

I brought the ancient spark

You say it like it’s carved in bone

Like you were born that flame

But there’s a tremor in your grip

Every time you take your aim

You’re not like them

You’re not like them

YOU wear THEIR oath —

You’re not like them

You stepped in hard and certain

Soles scraped cracked cement

Wood tipped clean for the heart

Your balance over-spent

For half a breath you opened

Left your ribs in line

I could’ve closed it brutal

But I let you keep your spine

You felt the ground tilt sideways

Felt it through your teeth

You hate that I’m still standing

You hate the space beneath

You’re not like them

You’re not like them

YOU hold to THEIR creed —

You’re not like them

They rushed in without a plan

All volume, fast and loud

Feral actions meant to maim

Overconfident and proud

I stepped between their timing

Shifted one by one

They thought they had me cornered

They never had me once

Wrong pulse

Wrong math

Too much swagger

Not enough depth

You watch

They drop

Something shifts

And it won’t stop

(full band slam)

You’re not like them

You’re not like them

YOU bleed for THEIR cause —

You’re not like them

(repeat with layered backing vocals)

They fall.

I stay open.

You could.

You don’t.

(steady, low)

You’re not like them — either.

I’m exposed.

You could.

You don’t.

(steady, low)

You’re not like them (either)

You’re not like them

You’re not like them

You’re not like them