Which Came First, The Badge or The Beast Lyrics

They walk the streets with a badge in hand,

Protect and serve, that's the law of the land.

But somewhere deep, a question burns,

Do they lose their soul, or do they take their turn?

Is it the power, or the fear inside?

Or do they bring the madness they try to hide?

We see the lights, we hear the call,

But underneath, we question it all.

Do cops turn into psychos, or do psychos wear the blue?

Is the line of justice blurred, or is the monster born anew?

With every badge, every gun, what's the truth they hide?

Do they protect the people, or just the beast inside?

They start with hope, to make things right,

But shadows grow in the dead of night.

Is it the job that twists their mind,

Or did they seek the badge to leave mercy behind?

Is it the pressure, or the pain they bear?

Or were they broken long before they were there?

We see the force, we trust their fight,

But still we wonder, who they are at night.

Do cops turn into psychos, or do psychos wear the blue?

Is the line of justice blurred, or is the monster born anew?

With every badge, every gun, what's the truth they hide?

Do they protect the people, or just the beast inside?

Power corrupts, or so they say,

But did it start on that very first day?

Can we know the heart behind the shield,

Or is the battle within never revealed?

Do cops turn into psychos, or do psychos wear the blue?

Is the line of justice blurred, or is the monster born anew?

With every badge, every gun, what's the truth they hide?

Do they protect the people, or just the beast inside?

Which came first, the badge or the beast?

Is it peace they serve, or the chaos unleashed?

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Do cops turn into psychos, or do psychos wear the blue?

Is the line of justice blurred, or is the monster born anew (born anew)?

With every badge, every gun, what's the truth they hide?

Do they protect the people, or just the beast inside?

(The beast inside)

Or just the beast inside?

(The beast inside)

Or just the beast inside?

Which came first, the badge or the beast?

Is it peace they serve, or the chaos unleashed?