[Intro]
Heart beat
In the black
Name on the list
Ain’t lookin’ back
[Verse 1]
War paint crackin’ on my knuckles
Dog tags rattle on my chest, that shuffle
Steel in my teeth when I bite that trouble
I was born in a cage, made friends with the rubble
Boots on the gravel, that crunch, that warning
Eyes like a scar that remembers the morning
When the smoke spelled out every name I’m scorning
I don’t fear death
I just call it according
[Chorus]
Thunder, thunder
Say my name like a war drum, louder (hey!)
Thunder, thunder
I was raised in the hail and the powder
Let the sky come down, I don’t run, I don’t duck
Hands in the air, whole crowd yelling, “What!”
Thunder, thunder
I don’t break, I make the ground shudder
[Verse 2]
Cold grin cut through a hot zone silent
Ghosts in my ear say “feed that violence”
Black cloth wrapped on the grip, defiant
I talk with my eyes, every stare is a siren
Bite down rage like a pill, it’s bitter
Blood on the flag make the white turn silver
I don’t play savior, I don’t play sinner
I’m the line in the sand and I’m getting thinner
[Chorus]
Thunder, thunder
Say my name like a war drum, louder (yeah!)
Thunder, thunder
I was raised in the hail and the powder
Let the sky come down, I don’t run, I don’t duck
Hands in the air, whole crowd yelling, “What!”
Thunder, thunder
I don’t break, I make the ground shudder
[Bridge]
Heart beat
Like a countdown ticking
One breath
Then the world goes missing
You pray
I aim
You fade
I remain (woah)
[Chorus]
Thunder, thunder
Say my name like a war drum, louder (hey!)
Thunder, thunder
I was raised in the hail and the powder
Let the sky come down, I don’t run, I don’t duck
Hands in the air, whole crowd yelling, “What!”
Thunder, thunder
I don’t break, I make the ground shudder