[Verse 1]
Dante came home with the sand in his seams
Two wars in his skull, still chasing the dream
Flag on the wall, but the rent don’t care
Scars on his hands and a hard-earned stare
Got shot in the chest when he parked that truck
Blood on the seat, but he still got up
Hospital lights and a phone call shook
Mama said, “Boy, don’t you close that book”
[Pre-Chorus]
Hell tried to call
He blocked that line
Told death, “You late”
I’m still in my prime
[Chorus]
They fear him now
They fear him now
Dante don’t fold
He breathe, he strike, he growl
They fear him now
They fear him now
Devil keep circlin’
He still stand his ground
[Verse 2]
Lost his brother to a piece of shit
One bad pull and the whole world split
Funeral flowers on a plastic chair
Same old pain in the prison air
He got demons lined up at the door
Whispering names from the years before
He spit that venom right back in their face
Said, “I been through fire, I ain’t your prey”
[Pre-Chorus]
Hell tried to call
He blocked that line
Told death, “You late”
I’m still in my prime
[Chorus]
They fear him now
They fear him now
Dante don’t fold
He breathe, he strike, he growl
They fear him now
They fear him now
Devil keep circlin’
He still stand his ground
[Bridge]
He seen the worst, he wore it clean
Buried the hurt in a war machine
Now every night when the black dogs bark
He lights that pain and walks through dark
[Final Chorus]
They fear him now
They fear him now
Dante don’t fold
He breathe, he strike, he growl
They fear him now
They fear him now
Death came close
But Dante still stands proud