Six years old watched your parents gunned down
Grows up to wage war with a homicidal clown
Takes a young orphan under his wing
The criminal Underworld will feel his sting
Master detective, in him a fire burns

After years of seclusion, the dark knight returns
Criminals of Gotham beware
You prayed upon the city long enough, it's time to pay the fare
There's a brooding vigilante holding scales of wrong and right
In the shadow of the rooftop, it's the dark knight

Master detective, in him a fire burns
After years of seclusion, the dark knight returns
Gotham overrun by a gang of mutant punks
Twoface set free by a stupid liberal scum
Gordon pushed out the end of his career
Joker escapes from Arkam speading death and fear

The bat destroys the mutants and kills the clown
But government officials hunt the vigilante down
He knows this time the warrant is for real
And prepares for a show down against the man of steel
Master detective, in him a fire burns

After years of seclusion, the dark knight returns
Nuclear darkness is on its way
The sons of Batman will have their day
Incur their wrath you surely will pay

The dark knight returns, he's here to stay
Master detective, in him a fire burns
After years of seclusion, the dark knight returns