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I’m the ghost in the wire, the crack in the glass Watching the shadows as the "righteous" pass I’ve seen the front lines, I’ve smelled the decay While you were all sleeping, I was paved in the grey I don’t need a cape and I don’t need a sign I’m the monster you called when you stepped out of line My heart is a furnace, it’s heavy and wide But there’s a graveyard of secrets I’m keeping inside I’m picky with vengeance, I’m precise with the blow I’m the only one left that the devils all know. (Hook / Chorus) I’M THE DARKNESS YOU CALLED FOR! THE END OF THE LINE! THE ANTI-HERO STANDING IN THE ASHES OF TIME! BURN IT DOWN! (BURN IT DOWN!) LEAVE IT ALL IN THE DUST! I’M THE ONLY ONE LEFT THAT YOU’RE ABLE TO TRUST! (Scream) NO MERCY! (Whisper) No turning back. (Verse 2)7 The grime is my skin and the smoke is my breath I’m the one thing that’s scarier than meeting with death You want it more flowing? I’m gliding like oil The blood of the wicked is starting to boil I’ve walked through the fire, I’ve stood in the rain I’m a veteran of war and a master of pain I’m the necessary evil, the shadow you fear But the only one talking when nobody’s here I’m the hand in the dark, I’m the knife in the throat I’m the anchor that’s sinking your favorite boat. (Bridge) (Beat drops out completely. Just a heavy, rhythmic breathing.) I’m not the hero you wanted. I’m the monster you needed. And now... the debt is due. (The beat explodes back in with maximum bass) (Hook / Chorus) I’M THE DARKNESS YOU CALLED FOR! THE END OF THE LINE! THE ANTI-HERO STANDING IN THE ASHES OF TIME! BURN IT DOWN! (BURN IT DOWN!) LEAVE IT ALL IN THE DUST! I’M THE ONLY ONE LEFT THAT YOU’RE ABLE TO TRUST! (Scream) NO MERCY! (Whisper) No turning back. (Outro) (Slowly fading heartbeat) It’s done. It’s over. Everything is burning. Just the way it should be.