Shadow Contract

[Verse 1]
Black coat
Collar up
Names inked in my mind
Watch towers in the glass
Red dot on a skyline

Footsteps in the hallway
Keycard in a pale hand
Your picture in my pocket
Heartbeat like a war drum

[Pre-Chorus]
I see every exit
Every angle
You don’t see me
You feel the danger
One more mark on a long list
But your eyes say
“Please don’t end this”

[Chorus]
I was sent for your shadow
Not your smile
Signed a blood‑cold promise
Single file
Now my trigger hand is shaking
Out of style
I was born for the darkness
But I’m breaking for you tonight
Shadow contract on your life
And I’m choosing the other side

[Verse 2]
We move through the back streets
Laughter in a borrowed bar
You lean in
Tell me secrets
You trace every hidden scar

Your trust feels like a spotlight
Right on everything I’ve done
You say you hate the monsters
You’re holding one
You call me love

[Pre-Chorus]
Every coded message on my burner
Every price they put on every burner
Can I turn this mission into mercy
Or will mercy be the death of me

[Chorus]
I was sent for your shadow
Not your smile
Signed a blood‑cold promise
Single file
Now my trigger hand is shaking
Out of style
I was born for the darkness
But I’m breaking for you tonight
Shadow contract on your life
And I’m choosing the other side

[Bridge]
[Beat drops to a hush
Whispered duet]
Who am I
If I let you live (who am I)
Who am I
If I don’t forgive myself

Sirens in the distance
Name buzzing on the wire
They’re coming for us both now
We’re dancing on the live wire (hey)

[Chorus]
I was sent for your shadow
Not your smile
Signed a blood‑cold promise
Single file
Now my trigger hand is shaking
Out of style
I was born for the darkness
But I’m breaking for you tonight
Shadow contract on your life
And I’m dying on the other side

[Chorus – Final Reprise]
(Oh) I was sent for your shadow
Not your smile
But I tore up every order
Every line
If the city wants a ghost
It can take mine
I was raised by the darkness
Now I’m burning for your light
Shadow contract on your life
And I paid it with mine tonight