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Damage Control
10
Metal
Damage Control was released on July 3, 2026 by Rareform Records as a part of the album Complicit
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Release DateJuly 3, 2026
LabelRareform Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM106

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Matthew Ahumada
Matthew Ahumada
Other Instrument
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matthew Ahumada
Matthew Ahumada
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Matthew Ahumada
Matthew Ahumada
Producer

Lyrics

They only show the skyline
When it's lit up in flames
They never film the quiet
When I'm shaking from the pain
Slow-motion glory
Freeze-frame light
But they cut the part
Where I don't sleep at night
I smile for the headline
Stand tall for the scene
But the weight of what I carry
Doesn't make the screen
You call it bravery
You call it fate
But you don't see the cost
When the cameras fade
Damage control
Damage control
You cheer while the fallout rolls
Damage control
Damage control
I'm still holding the line
Holding the line
When the lights go, I hold the line
Holding the line
There are faces in the silence
That don't fade with the smoke
Names I never said out loud
Every promise that I broke
I see them in reflections
In the glass of every door
You count the ones I rescued
I count the ones I couldn't save anymore
You want the clean statistic
The headline, the parade
But no one stays to sit with me
In the wreckage that was made
You move on by the morning
You sleep without the sound
I carry every heartbeat
That I couldn't keep around
You call it bravery
You call it fate
But you don't see the cost
When the cameras fade
Damage control
Damage control
You cheer while the fallout rolls
Damage control
Damage control
I'm still holding the line
Holding the line
When the lights go out, I'm
Holding the line
Holding the line
No cape in the mirror
Just blood in my eyes
You cheer for the story
But you don't see the nights
Every city I protected
Still echoes in my head
You see the one still standing
I see the ones still dead
I'm not a myth
I'm not divine
I'm just the man
Still holding the line
Hear it
That applause
It fades
They forget the names
I never do
They watch the credits
I replay the truth
No soundtrack
No slow motion
No shield
No potion
Just me breathing
Damage control
Damage control
You cheer while the fallout rolls
Damage control
Damage control
I'm still holding the line
Holding the line
The line
Holding the line
When the credits roll, I'm
Holding the line
Written by: Matthew Ahumada
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