Shadows Over Gotham

[Intro]
Cape on the chair
Blood on the gloves
Same old scars
From the city we love
[Verse 1]
Gargoyles witness
Broken halo sky
We patch the alleys
You just walk by
You cheer the headlines
Boo the masks you can't name
We pull your kids from the crossfire
You call us insane
You point fingers
We point flashlights
On the worst parts
Of your late nights
We eat blame
Like it's breakfast
You sleep safe
On our restless
[Chorus]
We bled for a city that forgets our faces
Die for a crowd that erases our traces
You turned your back
On the hands that held you up
Shadows over Gotham, screaming from the rooftops
We bled for a city that spits in our names
Still we stand in the smoke and flames
You turned your back
But we won't turn around
Bat in the sky, still guarding your ground
[Verse 2]
He keeps the ledger
Names, not praise
Every lost soul
Every close grave
Kids in the cave
Suit up, no choice
You gave ‘em silence
We gave ‘em a voice
You see monsters
We see patterns
Clues in the glass
Hope in the shatters
You see freaks
In the signal glare
We see a promise
Hung in the air
[Chorus]
We bled for a city that forgets our faces
Die for a crowd that erases our traces
You turned your back
On the hands that held you up
Shadows over Gotham, screaming from the rooftops
We bled for a city that spits in our names
Still we stand in the smoke and flames
You turned your back
But we won't turn around
Bat in the sky, still guarding your ground
[Bridge]
You curse the cowl
When the morning comes
But who’s there first
When you call someone? (yeah)
You hate our kind
Till the night runs red
You pray for ghosts
Then deny your dead
[Chorus]
We bled for a city that forgets our faces
Die for a crowd that erases our traces
You turned your back
On the hands that held you up
Shadows over Gotham, screaming from the rooftops
We bled for a city that spits in our names
Still we stand in the smoke and flames
You turned your back
But we won't turn around
Bat in the sky, still guarding your ground (still guarding your ground)

rap, Aggressive rap-rock hybrid, male vocals. Downtuned guitars with palm-muted chugs in the verses, halftime trap-inflected drums and sub bass under tight, rhythmic rap. Chorus explodes into wide distorted power chords, shouted gang vocals, and slammed snares. Bridge drops to tom-driven stomp and eerie pads, then final hook returns with layered harmonies and a soaring lead guitar countermelody., rock