[Verse 1] You want a cape, I keep a mask Smile like a saint with a shattered past Hold your hand while I load that match Pocket full of halos and a heart of ash You call me when the sky turns red I answer, but I drag my lead Say I’m here to pull you from the edge While I carve my name in the safety net [Pre-Chorus] I’m not your shining armor I’m just your favorite scar You think I’m running toward ya I’m driving wrecked, no brakes, too far (yeah) [Chorus] I wanna be your hero, but I’m built like the villain Staring at the fire like I’m finally living I could save the day Or let it all burn I’m praying for forgiveness while I twist and I turn I wanna hold you close, but I sharpen the knife If I’m the one who saves you, you won’t survive I could save the day Or watch the world burn (Watch the world burn) [Verse 2] I talk like dawn but I walk like dusk Promise you the truth while I paint in rust Say I’ll fight the monsters in your head While I feed ‘em every secret that you ever said You see a sword in a broken hand I see a throne in the sinking sand You beg me, “Be better than the man I’ve known” But I only feel right on a smoking throne [Pre-Chorus] You think I’m built for battle I’m wired for collapse I’m the calm before the shrapnel I’m the kiss before the trap [Chorus] I wanna be your hero, but I’m built like the villain Staring at the fire like I’m finally living I could save the day Or let it all burn I’m praying for forgiveness while I twist and I turn I wanna hold you close, but I sharpen the knife If I’m the one who saves you, you won’t survive I could save the day Or watch the world burn (Watch the world burn) [Bridge] [Music drops to eerie, palm-muted guitars] I hear you calling my name Like I’m some last-chance saint But every time I touch the flame I write my sins in gasoline Tell me, do you want the truth? Or the costume and the pose? ‘Cause if I pull you from this roof I’ll light the stairs below [Chorus] I wanna be your hero, but I’m built like the villain Staring at the fire like I’m finally living I could save the day Or let it all burn I’m praying for forgiveness while I twist and I turn I wanna hold you close, but I sharpen the knife If I’m the one who saves you, you won’t survive I could save the day Or watch the world burn (Watch it all burn, yeah) [Outro] So if I run into the flames Don’t call it brave, call it what it is I’m not saving anyone I’m just burning with the rest of this (burn)

rap, Hybrid rap-metal with male vocals; tense clean guitar picking over tom-heavy, halftime drums in the verses, then erupting into crushing, downtuned riffs on the hook. Screamed gang vocals double the chorus title, 808-slammed drops before each section for impact. Bridge pulls back to eerie, reverb-soaked ambience and whispered lines before a final full-band, double-time explosion., world, hard rock, metal

Burn Unit