Mark of the Beast

[Intro]
[glitched whispers, distant choir swells]
Born with a barcode
burned in my sleep
Every dream blacklisted
tagged like a freak
[Verse 1]
Static in my veins
I can taste the code
They sold my name
for a mouthful of gold
Halo made of passwords
crown of broken screens
I scroll through the ashes
of every failed belief
[Pre-Chorus]
They said “kneel and be forgiven”
while they tightened up the chain
But I carved my own religion
in the marrow of my pain (yeah)
[Chorus]
I got the mark of the beast on my heart, not my skin
You can cage up my body
but my curse won’t give in
I was born in the fire where your angels won’t feast
Tattooed in the thunder
with the mark of the beast
With the mark of the beast (oh)
With the mark of the beast
[Verse 2]
You preach like a prophet
with a plastic smile
But your god’s in a contract
written in denial
You branded my choices
called my hunger sin
Then you drank from the wounds
that you opened on my skin
[Pre-Chorus]
Every “holy” little warning
sounds like fear in a suit
If I’m the villain in your story
I’ll be loyal to the truth (hey)
[Chorus]
I got the mark of the beast on my heart, not my skin
You can cage up my body
but my curse won’t give in
I was born in the fire where your angels won’t feast
Tattooed in the thunder
with the mark of the beast
With the mark of the beast
With the mark of the—
[Bridge]
[beat drops, filtered vocal, bass swells]
Call me cursed
Call me lost
I am worth
every cost
I am brimstone
I am breath
I am more
than your death
[screamed backing]
I’m not your shame
I’m not your slave
If hell is mine
I’ll light the way
[Chorus]
I got the mark of the beast on my heart, not my skin
I was carved by the darkness
now the dark is my kin
I was born in the fire where your angels won’t feast
I will dance on your altar
with the mark of the beast
With the mark of the beast (yeah)
With the mark of the beast

rap, Hybrid symphonic metal / cyberpunk nu-metal track with female vocals; verses ride glitchy half-time drums, distorted 808-style low end, and stuttering synths; pre-chorus lifts with tense strings and distant choir; chorus explodes into wide guitars, soaring lead vocal, and layered screams tucked under; middle-eight breaks down to vocoder whispers, sub-bass swells, and filtered beat before a final full-band slam., symphonic metal, metal, nu metal, pop, emo, glitch, hardcore, post-hardcore