Verse 1
Born in the shadow of a rising star,
Side by side, we built the future far.
I saw the truth when the glass broke clear,
Now you’re the empire, and I’m the spear.
They wired your mind, turned flesh to steel,
Forgot the brother who used to feel.
But I can’t turn away, I can’t retreat,
You’re the wall I was destined to meet.
Pre-Chorus
You bear their crown, I hold the flame,
The lines are drawn, we’re bound to this game.
In your eyes, I see the war we wage,
Two torn souls in a shattered age.
Chorus
Styanax, the rebel name,
Acrid’s shadow burns the flame.
Brother, I fight you with tears in my veins,
A war to win, but nothing to gain.
Verse 2
The empire whispers, the cities kneel,
Machines march on to crush what’s real.
But I’m the voice they tried to erase,
A scar carved deep on the empire’s face.
You rise like thunder, I break like dawn,
The past between us, a bridge now gone.
Each strike I throw, I feel your pain,
But I can’t let you win, not in their name.
Pre-Chorus
Your metal heart beats the empire’s tune,
But I still hear the boy I knew.
In your shadow, I stand betrayed,
Fighting the future we both once made.
Chorus
Styanax, the rebel name,
Acrid’s shadow burns the flame.
Brother, I fight you with tears in my veins,
A war to win, but nothing to gain.
Bridge
Is it too late to turn the tide?
Or will we both burn on opposing sides?
I hear your voice through the battle’s roar,
Still calling out like it did before.
Breakdown
I see the man in the machine you’ve become,
A cold reflection of what I’ve undone.
But I won’t fall, I won’t forget,
The blood we shared, the vows we kept.
Final Chorus
Styanax, the rebel name,
Acrid’s shadow burns the flame.
Brother, I fight you with tears in my veins,
A war to win, but nothing to gain.
Outro
Two hearts broken, one world to save,
The price of freedom, a brother’s grave.
Futures are written in fire and stone,
But in this war, we’ll die alone.
