Riser’s Last Stand
by Dj Lewis
Lyrics
Verse 1
You joke about my poison
Say I’m twisted
Say I’m wrong
Yeah
I stare too long
I know it
But I never laid a hand too strong
Thought your bruises were just makeup
Till I saw one you forgot
Fingerprints around your rib cage
His name burned in every spot
Pre-Chorus
I’ve been the creep in the corner
Now I’m burning through the door
He crossed a line I never touched
I’m not that monster anymore
Chorus
If he hits you
He can’t have you
I’ll drag his shadow off your skin
Every scar
I’ll stand between
Let the pain stop here
Not again
If he hits you
He can’t love you
I’ll be the wall when he comes in
You’re not his to break for fun
You’re the one I swore I’d never let him win
Verse 2
Hear you crying through the hallway
Hear him spitting out your name
Smash of glass
My vision tunnels
All my bad becomes a flame
Kick the lock
My knuckles open
He turns around with crooked grin
He sees me shaking
Sees me shaking
Then I finally step within
Pre-Chorus
I’ve been the creep in the corner
Now I’m bleeding for your heart
He swung first
I took it gladly
Ripped this sickness clean apart
Chorus
If he hits you
He can’t have you
I’ll drag his shadow off your skin
Every scar
I’ll stand between
Let the pain stop here
Not again
If he hits you
He can’t love you
I’ll be the wall when he comes in
You’re not his to break for fun
You’re the one I swore I’d never let him win
Bridge
[Ringing guitars
Drums drop to toms]
You hold my face
Your hands are shaking
“Why are you here?” you barely speak
“I’m every rumor they’ve been making
But I never made you weak”
In the doorway
She is watching
Red hair blazing in the light
Sees me broken
Sees you breathing
Sees which devil chose the fight
Chorus
If he hits you
He can’t have you
I’ll drag his shadow off your skin
Every scar
I’ll stand between
Let the pain stop here
Not again
If he hits you
He can’t love you
I’ll be the wall when he comes in
You’re not his to break for fun
You’re the one I swore I’d never let him win
Outro
Riser and Rias harmony
We’re the ones who end this bloodline
Of excuses
Of “it’s fine”
Take my hand
Step out the doorway
Leave his darkness far behind