[INTRO Low bass drone. Metal scraping. Brute whispers:]
"Nobody asks why."
[Beat explodes.]
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[VERSE 1]
I woke up in a scrapyard with a hole in my head
They say augmentation fries the parts that make you care
I say it just reveals what was already there
You walk around pretending that your hands are clean
I tried the flags, the oaths, the righteous rage
It all burns the same on a planet set ablaze
So save your speeches, save your war
I've seen what men become when they believe they're fighting for
Something bigger than the hunger in their chest
At least I'm honest when I put a pilot to the test
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[PRE-CHORUS]
You wanna know what makes me different from the rest?
I don't pretend this scar across my chest
Is anything but what it is—
A reminder that I chose to live like this
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[CHORUS]
Honest? I'm the worst thing on this rock!
I took the leash off and I never stopped!
You want a monster? Look me in the eyes!
At least I don't pretend to be surprised!
No flag, no cause, no lies to tell!
Just Coral burning and a job done well!
They call me honest 'cause I tell the truth—
I was born to break and I enjoy the proof!
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[VERSE 2]
I heard about you, tourist—the hound that broke its chain
They think you're different, think you found a way to care
But I've seen your mission logs—I know what's hiding there
You burn them just like me, you just don't smile the same
You wrap it up in purpose, put a meaning on the flame
But Coral doesn't care about your liberation dreams
It burns the same for heroes as it burns for me
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[PRE-CHORUS]
You wanna know what I see when I look at you?
Someone who finally tells the truth
About what we are when the pretense ends—
Not soldiers. Not saviors. Just predators.
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[CHORUS]
Honest? I'm the worst thing on this rock!
(The worst!)
I took the leash off and I never stopped!
(Never stopped!)
You want a monster? Look me in the eyes!
At least I don't pretend to be surprised!
No flag, no cause, no lies to tell!
Just Coral burning and a job done well!
They call me honest 'cause I tell the truth—
I was born to break and I enjoy the proof!
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[BRIDGE]
You want to know the honest truth?
There's nothing underneath.
No trauma they can fix.
I just like the sound it makes.
When the metal gives.
When they realize—
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[FINAL CHORUS]
HONEST?! I'M THE WORST THING ON THIS ROCK!
(NOTHING UNDERNEATH!)
I TOOK THE LEASH OFF AND I NEVER STOPPED!
(NEVER! NEVER!)
YOU WANT A MONSTER?! LOOK ME IN THE EYES!
AT LEAST I DON'T PRETEND TO BE SURPRISED!
NO FLAG! NO CAUSE! NO LIES TO TELL!
JUST CORAL BURNING AND A JOB—
BOOM — [cut]
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[OUTRO Silence. Distorted breath. Calm:]
"Nobody asks why."
AsheTheHyena
