Becoming the Mask

(Verse 1)

The mirror cracks, I see the truth,

A haunted man, a shattered youth,

Beneath the mask, the pain remains,

A vow of blood runs through my veins.

The city calls, the sirens scream,

I walk alone inside a dream,

Where justice hides behind the glass,

And every sinner wears a mask.

(Pre-Chorus)

No light to guide, no peace to find,

The hero’s curse consumes my mind,

They’ll never see the man I was,

Only the shadow of what’s lost.

(Chorus)

Becoming the mask, I fade away,

The man is gone, but the night will stay,

In every lie, in every scar,

The mask becomes what heroes are.

(Verse 2)

My name is gone, but I remain,

A ghost reborn through endless pain,

Each breath I take, a silent vow,

To stand for those who can’t somehow.

They call me myth, they call me fear,

But in the dark, my truth is clear,

The mask protects what’s left of me,

A wound disguised as legacy.

(Bridge)

Can I return to who I was?

Or is the mask my only cause?

Beneath the cowl, I’m still afraid,

Of losing the man that pain has made.

(Chorus – Reprise)

Becoming the mask, my soul’s confined,

To save the world, I’ve lost my mind,

Through fear and faith, I’ll stand at last,

I am the night — becoming the mask.

(Outro)

And when they whisper my name in shame,

They’ll never know I played the game,

To save them all, I broke my past,

Forever bound… becoming the mask.