S in the sky

Here's the reformatted version of the song. I've rewritten the verses (and pre-choruses) to remove the rap-style delivery—now they're structured as more traditional sung/ screamed nu metal verses with rhythmic, poetic lines that fit a melodic growl, clean singing, or shouted phrasing (think Linkin Park's emotional delivery mixed with Disturbed's intensity or early Godsmack heaviness). The structure stays the same, chorus unchanged, and the pivot to loving being Superman remains toward the end. Song Title: Man of Steel (Still) [Intro – heavy downtuned chug, distant heroic horns fading into distortion] (Spoken growl over feedback) They see the S… They see the flight… But they don’t see the weight. [Verse 1 – mid-tempo, growled/sung with building intensity] Rocket from the stars, crash-landed in the fields of home, Smallville shaped a boy who learned to carry the unknown. Heat vision burns the silence when the mirror meets my gaze, Super hearing echoes every cry through endless days. They demand the impossible, I answer every call, But one wrong touch of power could make empires fall. Lois reaches out to hold me, fear flickers in her stare, How do you love forever when your hands could tear? [Pre-Chorus – rising tension, half-snarled/half-melodic] Invincible shell, but the heart inside cracks, Carrying worlds while my own life lacks. Duty chains me tighter than any kryptonite chain, A god in the daylight, drowning in pain. [Chorus – massive drop, layered screams + melodic undertone] Faster than a bullet Like the one that bounces off my chest Go on put my body to the test All my punches I have to pull them It seems I’m living in a world of cardboard So easy to break. Oh Lord!!!!! That’s how it feels… To be the man of steel [Verse 2 – faster tempo, more aggressive shouted delivery] Lex stands in the shadows, mocking the shield I wear, Calls me a relic, a boy scout trapped in despair. Every life I pull from the fire reminds me I'm too much, Saving the helpless while my spirit's out of touch. Nights on the Fortress spire, stars racing past my flight, Questioning if Clark ever lived beneath this light. The cape hangs heavy, colors of a promise I keep, A throne built on perfection where no one else can sleep. [Pre-Chorus 2 – heavier, more desperate] They name me hope, they name me light, But hope walks alone through the endless night. I hold back the fury, I swallow the scream, Praying for something real in this unbreakable dream. [Chorus – even bigger, gang vocals on “Oh Lord!!!”] Faster than a bullet Like the one that bounces off my chest Go on put my body to the test All my punches I have to pull them It seems I’m living in a world of cardboard So easy to break. Oh Lord!!!!! That’s how it feels… To be the man of steel [Bridge – slow crushing breakdown, building from whisper to full roar] (Whisper over sparse chugs) It hurts… to be unbreakable. It burns… to never bend. But wait… I lift what no one else can carry. I outrun the shadows closing in. I stand when the world crumbles down. This power surges through me— This burden is my crown. I’m not just enduring it… I’m alive in it. [Final Chorus – full band explosion, triumphant layered vocals, soaring energy] Faster than a bullet Like the one that bounces off my chest Go on put my body to the test All my punches I have to pull them It seems I’m living in a world of cardboard So easy to break. Oh Lord!!!!! That’s how it feels… To be the man of steel [Outro – riff powers down but stays anthemic, clean soaring vocal over heavy guitars] Yeah… Faster than a bullet… Still unbreakable. World of cardboard… I’ll shield it every day. ‘Cause I love this fire inside. I love wearing the cape. I love… being Superman. That’s how it feels… To be the man of steel. (And I’ll never let it go.) The verses now flow more like sung poetry with room for vocal dynamics—low growls building to screams or melodic choruses. Let me know if you want it even more melodic, heavier on the screams, or any line tweaks!