level 100

Lyrics

[Intro - eerie 8-bit synths, distorted arcade static, cold aggressive ad-libs]
Yeah
One life, no save
If I bleed in the screen, then I bleed in the grave
Uh

[Verse 1 - hard-hitting trap drums, ominous bass, rapid-fire lyrical flow]
Woke up in a glitch, in a busted-up stage
Pixels on my skin, and the sky in a cage
HUD on my vision, red flash when I breathe
Controller in my hand but the fear in my teeth
They said, “Clear the map or you never get out”
Every block got a curse, every step got a doubt
Enemies spawn when the moon start to crack
And the wrong little move put your whole soul back
I was dodgin’ them blades like a ghost in a storm
Heart on a timer, my body all worn
No respawn, no mercy, no second attempt
Just a boy in the code with a will left to temp
I seen bosses with crowns made of fire and bone
Seen my name in the system like a gravestone
Had to fight through the pain, had to learn how to aim
’Cause the game wasn’t coded for a man to remain

[Pre-Chorus - tension rising, layered chants, cinematic strings]
Every hit felt real
Every wound wouldn’t heal
If I fall, it’s the end of me
No cheat code, no sympathy
So I grit my teeth
And I run through the heat
Till the final screen
Either death or victory

[Chorus - explosive, anthemic, full drums, shouted gang vocals]
I’m locked in the game, got a life on the line
One wrong move and I’m gone in a second of time
I was born in the pain, had to climb through the flames
Beat the whole damn world just to break out the chain
I don’t fold, I don’t break, I don’t kneel, I don’t quit
When the screen turns red, I get colder than this
If I die in this place, then my soul won’t survive
So I fight like a demon just to stay alive

[Verse 2 - darker beat switch, heavier 808s, intense double-time delivery]
Level after level, I was dragged through the pit
Every checkpoint a lie, every victory a hit
Had to read every pattern, every frame, every sign
While the fear in my chest tried to stop my design
I was low on health, but my mind stayed sharp
Cut through the dark like a blade through dark
One boss had a laugh like a funeral bell
Said, “Nobody leaves here, you can rot in the shell”
I said, “Watch me,” then I swung with the rage
All that suffering turned to a weapon on stage
Took a slash to the ribs, took a shock to the brain
Still I stood in the wreck like I owned all the pain
My hands shook hard, but my eyes stayed locked
On the core of the beast when the last gate dropped
Had to sacrifice pride, had to lose my fear
Had to become what the game couldn’t kill here

[Bridge - stripped-back piano and eerie pads, vulnerable but defiant vocal]
I heard my heartbeat in the loading screen
Thought I’d never escape from the in-between
But I kept on movin’, kept my soul in line
One more step, one more fight, one more chance at life

[Final Chorus - biggest energy, soaring synth layers, aggressive ad-libs, triumphant delivery]
I’m locked in the game, got a life on the line
One wrong move and I’m gone in a second of time
I was born in the pain, had to climb through the flames
Beat the whole damn world just to break out the chain
I don’t fold, I don’t break, I don’t kneel, I don’t quit
When the screen turns red, I get colder than this
If I die in this place, then my soul won’t survive
So I fight like a demon just to stay alive

[Outro - fading arcade bleed, distant vocals, exhausted victory tone]
Final boss fell
Screen went white
I crawled through the static
And I made it out alive