[Verse 1] I was raised in the ruins, blood on the gate Every step felt like fate came late Always felt the touch of death on my shoulder Cold hand, got my little heart colder You drew circles, tried to bind my name Paper tags, pretty spells, same game Thought a cage could rewrite my code You forgot I made a home in the dark of the road [Chorus] I vanished into the shadows, just like that You blink once, whole squad turn flat You made a mistake thinking chains could break me Thought capturing me would somehow save me I vanished into the shadows, no replay Every seal that you cast just feeds me You tried to stop me, now you see You can't change what I came to be (let's stop play) [Verse 2] You were preaching about mercy, clean white robes While your hands stack bones in the walls you broke Put a collar on a monster, call it “hero” now But the scars on my back still spell me out Steel on my wrists, I was calm, I was quiet (shh) Counting every breath, every guard, every riot When you smiled, thought I bent, thought I bowed That’s the moment that your fate got loud [Chorus] I vanished into the shadows, just like that You blink once, whole squad turn flat You made a mistake thinking chains could break me Thought capturing me would somehow save me I vanished into the shadows, no replay Every seal that you cast just feeds me You tried to stop me, now you see You can't change what I came to be (let's stop play) [Bridge] You say “come back,” but I’m past that path You drew lines in the sand, I just learned to laugh You had one wish: turn a curse to a saint But I’m ink on the page you can’t erase [Chorus] I vanished into the shadows, just like that You blink once, whole squad turn flat You made a mistake thinking chains could break me Thought capturing me would somehow save me I vanished into the shadows, no replay Every seal that you cast just feeds me You tried to stop me, now you see You can't change what I came to be (let's stop play)

rap, Dark anime-trap beat with cinematic strings and sub-heavy 808s, mid-tempo bounce. Male vocals, tight spit in the verses with urgent triplet flows and whispered doubles. Hook explodes with layered gang chants and distant choir stabs, then drops back to minimal bass and hi-hats for an ominous, stealthy feel., anime

Shadow Step