Shadows of Gotham

(Verse 1)

In the dark, the city breathes,

Underneath the lies it weaves,

Whispers crawling through the night,

Justice hides from neon light.

I walk the edge, no peace to find,

Haunted streets, a fractured mind,

Every scream becomes a prayer,

And I am vengeance in the air.

(Pre-Chorus)

Fear is my shadow, it calls my name,

No turning back, no man to blame,

They’ll never see the tears I’ve cried,

In Gotham’s heart, my soul resides.

(Chorus)

Shadows of Gotham, they follow me,

A ghost of the man I used to be,

Through smoke and fire, I’ll stand alone,

This city’s blood becomes my own.

(Verse 2)

The mask I wear, my only face,

A silent oath I can’t erase,

Each wound reminds me why I fight,

To save the lost from endless night.

The darkness whispers what I fear,

That justice dies when none can hear,

But still I rise, with broken wings,

To face the pain that silence brings.

(Bridge)

In the ruins of my mind,

I see the past I left behind,

Father’s voice, a faded dream,

Mother’s scream, a constant theme.

I fall, I break, but never bend,

This war will never find its end,

Until the light reclaims the sky,

Until the bat no longer flies.

(Chorus – Reprise)

Shadows of Gotham, they call my name,

Through every loss, through every flame,

I’ll bear the curse, I’ll wear the crown,

Till Gotham sleeps, till peace is found.

(Outro)

And when the dawn begins to glow,

They’ll never know the pain I know,

For in the dark, I’ve found my truth—

Gotham lives, because I do.