[Verse 1] Yeah Thing aren't always what they seem People think I abandoned the colonies But they don't understand the world's about to get devoured And I'm brave enough to bathe in the stars, meteor showers Now they hate me 'cause they know that my fireteam is empowered If a thousand people want a piece of me Everybody running, calling me a coward? I don't think so, I just got bigger fish to fry There's a huge threat out there, so let's kiss the sky [Hook] Ready, set, fly Let us get by Cybernetic, we veterans, headed for the sky Please don't hate us, we could be your saviours If you try to cage us, that could be the end of your life Let's fly, let us get by Cybernetic, we veterans, headed for the sky Please don't hate us, we just wanna save ya If you try to cage us, that could be the end of your life Save the Earth and this the thanks I get? That could be the end of your life Save the entire universe and this the thanks I get? That could be the end of your life Name a better soldier with my rank out here
That could be the end of your life I just need you to believe in me And maybe you will see the things That I am trying to beat, now let's go [Verse 2] Jameson Locke was always under the radar Fireteam Osiris? I don't even know who they are Before you start your manhunt, find an alter to pray on Consider me a ghost, you gon' need to hold a seance And honestly, I got more important things to do I heard the rumors and I don't care if you think it's true You better think it through, I ain't running scared 'Cause we all seeing red, even though my fireteam is blue Yeah, I know Agent Locke, he's a decent dude But if he keeps hounding me, I'm gonna have to bleed his crew So what you wanna do? I know it's not fun for you And if you interfere with my mission, I'll co*k the gun and shoot John-117, accept no substitutes Cybernetic genetic super soldier Better get out this foolish hope, man and forget about your stupid notions Run from you? I'm gon' end up gunnin' you because you wanna hunt the truth [Hook]