Riddle For You

[Intro]
When light is shed on Gotham City
You'll see these streets are far from pretty
What happens when the disenfranchised want no pity?
The slope we stand upon is slippery
*phone ringing*

[Verse 1]
Calling all Gothamites, I got a riddle for you
What'll become of justice when it has nothin' to lose?
It puts on a mask same as any criminal do
Then it commits a little violence with a righteous excuse
Have you got any guesses yet? Can I give you a clue?
This mystery isn't a what, it's a question of who
Initially, it'll be an enigma to you
Until you see what the light in thе sky is signalin' to
That symbol, but what it represents is hiddеn from view
A substance within us, equally vindictive and cruel
And if you get addicted to it, it'll split you in two
And then a villain is what it turns a victim into
It can be medicine for anyone sick of abuse
It's what the destitute denizens of this city could use
It can't be kept in custody, I'm done with this interview
Riddle me this, commissioner, who's questioning who?

[Chorus]
I got a riddle for you (What's making this knight so dark?)
I got a riddle for you (What's got a worse bite than bark?)
Did your tongue get got by the cat?
Nothin' to be done, but get 'em back
(Uh) Riddle me this, riddle me that
What's blinder than justice, rabid as a bat?

[Verse 2]
Listen up, I got a riddle for you
What can deliver a verdict without a sliver of proof
It's not a judge or a jury, but surely will execute
It's in the dirt on your shoulder with a chip on it too
If you're a crooked politician, it has business with you
It isn't part of the mafia but it's slick in a suit
Tyin' all loose ends off, nothing is slippin' the noose
And if it was to be caught, it'd be by the skin of a tooth
It's always keeping a score which I'm familiar with too
I am synonymous with it by definition, it's true
A vigilante could live off of it as if it were food
This simple singular noun, how many syllables? Two
Did you figure it out? Gonna skip to your lou?
I'll follow up with a "da" to your "zippity-doo"
I guess underestimated just how witty were you
But I had to see for myself what this detective could do
Because

[Chorus]
I got a riddle for you (What's making this knight so dark?)
I got a riddle for you (What's got a worse bite than bark?)
Did your tongue get got by the cat?
Nothin' to be done, but get 'em back
(Uh) Riddle me this, riddle me that
What's blinder than justice, rabid as a bat?

[Verse 3]
I got a riddle for you
What'll finish a job that the law didn't do?
When you're cheated and robbed, it is given to you
To get you out of the corner that you've been driven into
It can be deadly as it festers if you're letting it stew
Becomes a poison that privilege did unwittingly brew
A dangerous intuition, which if you're listening to
All of your rhyme and your reason will soon bid you adieu
Believin' you are the hero is what it tricks you into
Cause when you lie to yourself enough, isn't it true
So if you think you would fit a description similar to
Then you're the answer to my riddle and I'm riddled with you

[Chorus]
I got a riddle for you (What's making this knight so dark?)
I got a riddle for you (What's got a worse bite than bark?)
Did your tongue get got by the cat?
Nothin' to be done, but get 'em back
(Uh) Riddle me this, riddle me that
What's blinder than justice, rabid as a bat?

[Outro]
City of Gotham, please, do not cry
This is not goodnight, it's just goodbye
Ha, hahaha, hahaha, hahahahaha
Hahaha!