Never Tell Me the Odds (Dustin Henderson)

Yeah—

They call me loud, they call me weird, they call me talkative,

But when the world breaks?

They call me.

I ain’t the muscle, I’m the plan in the background,

Numbers in my head while the sirens get loud now.

Dice on the table, I calculate fate,

Probability king, never panic, just wait.

They laugh at the teeth, underestimate brains,

Till the upside-down bleeds through the membrane.

I don’t swing fists, I connect the dots,

Save the squad with a theory — never tell me the odds.

Suh-rei-broh on the hill, antennas in the sky,

Built a signal so strong it could split worlds wide.

Ham radio buzzing, static in my ear,

Long-distance love and the danger stay clear.

While the adults don’t listen, I’m patchin’ the feed,

Saving Hawkins with a frequency.

Never tell me the odds, I already ran ‘em,

Every roll of the dice got a plan behind it.

Brains over fear, yeah, I stand on logic,

When the world gets strange, I adapt and solve it.

Never tell me the odds — I’m wired in deep,

From the lab to the tower, I’m the voice you need.

Met a girl on the line named Su-zie-poo,

Cross-state connection, yeah, the signal came through.

They said “sing or we die,” so I sang with my heart,

Saved the whole damn world with a musical start.

Mocked for the love, but the love stayed real,

Even monsters pause when the bond’s ideal.

And Dart? Yeah, I fed him candy at night,

Saw a monster had layers, not just teeth and bites.

Yeah, he changed, but I learned that day,

Not every threat is born full gray.

Compassion and science, yeah, that’s my blend,

I don’t just fight monsters — I try to understand.

I talk fast ‘cause my mind won’t slow,

Every thought’s a spark in a danger zone.

You swing blades, you throw hands, that’s cool,

I crack codes under pressure — different tools.

From Scoops Ahoy shifts to the end of the world,

Still cracking jokes while the shadows unfurl.

Laugh through the fear ‘cause the fear ain’t king,

Information’s power — that’s everything.

I don’t need strength when I’ve got the truth,

I weaponize knowledge, yeah, that’s my move.

Call me Dustin, yeah, remember the name,

When the lights flicker out and the rules get strange.

I won’t stop talking, ‘cause silence kills,

And the answer’s hidden in the details still.

Never tell me the odds, I already ran ‘em,

From the static to the stars, I connect and command ‘em.

Brains over brawn, yeah, I stand on logic,

When the world gets strange, I adapt and solve it.

Never tell me the odds — I’m wired in deep,

When Hawkins needs a voice…

They call me.