A Just Hand, A Bloody Fist (2)

​[Verse 1]
The pavement has ears and the bricks have eyes,
They see who is honest and who’s telling lies.
Old Man Miller, you’re shaking, I see...
Is there a problem you’re hidden from me?

[voice dropping to a dangerous growl]
And you two... I don’t recognize the faces,
Running your mouths in my sacred places.
Do you know the rules? Do you know the law?
Or do you need a lesson from the tiger’s claw?

​[Verse 2]
You think that blade makes you a king?
To me, it’s just a shiny, useless thing.
This man sells bread, he pays his dues,
He doesn’t have a penny for a rat to lose.
You touch the weak, you break the peace,
And that’s the moment when my mercies cease.

[The music swells with aggressive brass]
​[Chorus]
With a just hand and a bloody fist,
I’m the nightmare that the devils missed!
I keep the balance on this razor’s edge,
Blood is the ink on every holy pledge.
I’m the monster they need to keep the monsters away,
The shepherd who kills so the lambs can play!
A just hand... and a bloody, bloody fist!

​[Bridge]
[The music turns violent and staccato]
Look at him now! See how he bleeds?
A garden needs pulling to kill all the weeds!
Run to your masters, tell them what you saw,
Tell them the Old Man is still the Law!
If you ever return, if you ever look back,
I’ll put your names in a body-bag sack!

[High intensity strings, building to a climax]
GET OUT!

​[Chorus]
With a just hand and a bloody fist,
I’m the ghost in the city's winter mist!
I keep the balance on this razor’s edge,
Blood is the ink on every holy pledge.
I’m the monster they need to keep the monsters away,
The shepherd who kills so the lambs can play!
A just hand... and a bloody, bloody fist!

​[Outro]
[The music softens into a dark, melancholic jazz]
Open your shop, Miller. The street is clear.
You’re under my shadow. You’ve nothing to fear.
Clean the sidewalk.
Wash away the stain.
Until the next time...
I have to bring the rain.

male, Up-tempo Jazz-Noir, sharp percussion, aggressive strings, rhythmic storytelling, dark Broadway, 120bpm, brassy.