Cape Off

Watched the world reap lost souls,

couldn't ease my mind

Burned my body down racing the hands of time

Watched this whole world fade into the dark side of the moon

Hatred whispers constant,

but I won't let it bloom

They watched me bleed and they called me a joke Said I'd

die unsigned, unheard, and broke Counted me out when the lights went

low Now every sheep in the crowd says "I told you so"

They kicked my name like a can down the road

I walked every mile,

and I carried the load

I bore the hate

and I buried it in hell

You forged your doubt,

and that doubt became your shell

When the cape comes off,

will you still know my name?

Or were you just a STAN who came to cheer the flame?

If I hit the ground,

who's standing by my side?

The weakness is the reason I could fly.

Now my phone lights up

with the names of ghosts Funny,

love's the thing I wanted most They were all just fakes,

tryna front like foes Now they're front row,

tryna buy my sound just like dope

I remember the laugh,

I remember the door I remember being outcast,

swept like dust across the floor

Keep your hands, I don't need 'em now

I fell, I rose,

and I remember how

When the cape comes off,

will you still know my name?

Or were you just a STAN who came to cheer the flame?

If I hit the ground,

who's standing by my side?

The weakness is the reason I could fly.

Strip the cape off,

what's left? Just a pulse and a name

Same scars in the mirror,

just louder in the frame

You loved the flight,

but you never held my weight

So when the sky goes quiet,

who's gonna stay?

When the cape came off,

I finally knew my name The ones who stayed beside me weren't

there for the fame

I hit the ground and saw who stayed behind

Not one of them a STAN,

every one a friend of mine

The weakness was the reason I could fly.