[Verse 1]
All rise, iron gates, black choir hummin’ low
Torches drip like verdicts on the skulls nailed in a row
Chains bite into my shoulders, drag me to the stand
Every eye in this inferno waitin’ on my crash and land
Judge made out of thirteen crowns and all my former sins
Jury full of broken angels with their torn-out wings
They slam my case file on the altar, blood across the page
“Asset went native on assignment, can’t explain the change”
[Pre-Chorus]
They say, “you forgot your orders, you forgot what you’re designed to do”
I say, “I remember every word, I just remember her more than you”
[Chorus]
Put me on the stand, cross-examine every scar
Ask me why I spared the soul I was sent to tear apart
Yeah, I let the halo live, I let the prayer still move her lips
If that’s treason, swing the gavel, chain me tighter by the wrists
’Cause I was sent to break her, but I broke formation first
If you want your monster back, you gotta drag me through her church
[Verse 2]
Prosecutor’s grinnin’ with a mouthful of decrees
“Play the footage,” and the walls turn into nights on shattered knees
There I am above her bed, claws aimed at her throat
Then the frame slows when she grabs me by the wrists and says, “you’re cold”
They freeze the shot where she don’t flinch starin’ past my horns
Where her fingers trace my scars instead of prayin’ I’ll be torn
“Look there,” they hiss, “no fear, no screams, just… recognition”
“Subject compromised the weapon, now he’s glitchin’ in his mission”
[Pre-Chorus]
They say, “you forgot your purpose, let a target touch your face”
I say, “you forgot you built me with a heart you couldn’t erase”
[Chorus]
Put me on the stand, cross-examine every scar
Ask me why I spared the soul I was sent to tear apart
Yeah, I let the halo live, I let the prayer still move her lips
If that’s treason, swing the gavel, chain me tighter by the wrists
’Cause I was sent to break her, but I broke formation first
If you want your monster back, you gotta drag me through her church
[Breakdown]
(Judge:) “Did you touch the mortal’s face?”
(Me:) “Yeah, I traced away her tears”
(“Did she speak your given name?”)
“Like a song that cracked my gears”
(“Did she bless your ruined hands?”)
“She called ‘em tired, not impure”
(“Did you disobey commands?”)
“I chose her breathing over yours” SILENCE IN THE COURT…
I WON’T REPENT FOR WHAT SHE CURED…
[Bridge]
Chain me to the witness chair, I’ll testify in flames
Write her name on every lash, I’ll scream it through the pain
You can burn my rank and scars right off my skin like they were chalk
But I won’t drag her into hell, you’d better learn to walk
[Final Chorus]
Put me on the stand, cross-examine every scar
Ask me why I spared the soul I was sent to tear apart
Yeah, I let the halo live, I let the prayer still move her lips
If that’s treason, swing the gavel, I won’t beg you, I won’t flinch…………………………..
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