[Verse 1]
Came through the lab smoke, mask on black ice
You showed up shining, I showed up precise
Cape in the rafters, crown full of scars
I cut through the night like a break-in star
You got the crowd gasping, hands to the sky
I got a grin so cold it could frost your eye
You swing for the jaw, I move like a ghost
I don’t need a throne, I just need your boast
I know your whole routine, the pose, the save
The clean little speech, the perfect brave
But I built this city on pressure and rust
And every last hero learns fear is a must
[Pre-Chorus]
Go on, swing again
I like the sound
Every bright little dream
Gets dragged down
You can’t hold me
With that smile
I’m already miles
Inside your file
[Chorus]
Black cape, black cape
Run that back
Black cape, black cape
I attack
You can’t save them all
Not tonight
Black cape, black cape
Watch me bite
[Verse 2]
You land on the ledge with the rain in your hair
Like the whole damn world was put there to care
I’m under the bridge where the sirens bend
Counting every mistake you pretend to mend
Your fist hits hard, but mine hits true
I know what the crowd really came to view
They want a crack in the golden jaw
They want a saint with a little less awe
So I lean in close when the alarms go red
Say, “Who you gon’ be when the lights are dead?”
You hesitate once, that’s all I need
I plant that doubt like a black little seed
[Pre-Chorus]
Go on, swing again
I like the sound
Every bright little dream
Gets dragged down
You can’t hold me
With that smile
I’m already miles
Inside your file
[Chorus]
Black cape, black cape
Run that back
Black cape, black cape
I attack
You can’t save them all
Not tonight
Black cape, black cape
Watch me bite
[Bridge]
Wait — you hear that?
That’s the room changing
One little crack
And the whole world’s swaying
I’m not your ending
I’m the bend in the steel
I’m the hand on the mask
Making you feel
[Final Chorus]
Black cape, black cape
Run that back
Black cape, black cape
I attack
You can’t save them all
Not tonight
Black cape, black cape
Watch me bite
Black cape, black cape
Say my name
Black cape, black cape
Play my game
You were born to shine
I was born to strike
Black cape, black cape
Take your flight