[Intro] Give me the power to rewrite reality And I'll tell you I'm responsible I'll draft myself a constitution Make every selfish thought sound philosophical I'll say I know restraint I'll say I understand the cost But somewhere underneath the rhetoric I know exactly what gets lost [Verse 1] I'd write a world without suffering Then redefine what suffering means I'd eliminate the consequences That inconvenience my dreams I'd give everybody happiness I'd cure every tragedy Then quietly reserve exceptions For the people who disagree with me I'd tell myself it's rational I'd call it benevolence I'd make oppression disappear By changing the definition of consent I'd build a perfect paradise With perfectly obedient citizens Then wonder why the streets feel empty When nobody can contradict me I'd swear I'd never become a tyrant I'd write that directly into law Then realize I'm the one who writes the laws And I'm the one who wrote the flaw [Chorus] That's what I'd do with power I'd probably call it justice Turn every personal desire Into something I can justify as righteous I'd say I'm fixing everything I'd say I'm doing what I should But give me absolute authority And I'd become misunderstood Not because I wanted to hurt them Not because I wanted them afraid But because every selfish impulse Could suddenly become reality made [Verse 2] I'd resurrect the people I miss Reverse every irreversible mistake Rewrite every embarrassing memory Until nothing ever makes me ache I'd manufacture opportunities I'd engineer coincidence I'd make the universe accommodate me Then call it consequence I'd remove every limitation That ever made me feel inadequate I'd optimize my body, mind and life Until imperfection became inaccurate And that's when I'd start believing it That I deserve it That because I suffered I am entitled to compensate That because I understand morality I should be exempt from its weight I'd stop asking whether something's right I'd ask whether I can make it right And with reality underneath my fingertips Those questions become dangerously alike [Pre-Chorus] I know the argument already Power corrupts But that's too convenient Because corruption doesn't always look evil Sometimes it looks like Finally getting everything you wanted [Chorus] That's what I'd do with power I'd probably call it kindness Turn every boundary into an obstacle And every obstacle into violence I'd say nobody gets hurt Because I'd rewrite the aftermath I'd make the victim forget the damage Then congratulate myself for making them glad I'd become the author The editor The judge The evidence And every contradiction Would become another thing I could erase from existence [Verse 3] I'd start with little things A better day A better body A better life A better chance Then bigger things A better world A better humanity A better outcome A better plan Then eventually I'd realize There is no boundary No line No consequence No authority above me And that's when I'd become dangerous Not when I stopped caring When I cared so much That I decided everyone else Should live according to my definition Of what caring means I'd justify every violation With hypothetical necessity I'd turn "I know what's best" Into absolute sovereignty And anyone who opposed me Wouldn't need to be killed I'd simply rewrite reality Until they agreed with me [Bridge] That's the part I don't want to admit I don't trust myself with omnipotence Not because I'm uniquely evil Because I'm human Give a human being Unlimited ability To satisfy every desire And eventually desire Stops feeling like desire It starts feeling like entitlement [Final Chorus] That's what I'd do with power I'd try to save everybody Then slowly redefine "everybody" Until it only meant people Who fit inside my morality I'd rationalize every action Until cruelty sounded necessary I'd become the very thing I promised I would never be So maybe the most responsible thing I could do with absolute power Is admit I shouldn't have it Because if reality obeyed me I'd eventually forget That other people don't exist To make my reality
