KNEEL Verse 1 Your house smells like borrowed power, Like something trained to bare its throat. You call this mercy, call it honor, While praying no one pulls the rope. I came with words you already know, From a mouth you wouldn’t dare defy. Funny how the proudest lions Learn how fast they need to lie. Pre-Chorus Did you really think I wouldn’t hear it, The crack inside that careful sound? There’s a heart that doesn’t belong here, Beating much too loud. ⸻ Chorus Kneel, Don’t make me say it twice. Lower than your pride, Lower than your lies. Kneel, This is how you beg to breathe. Every bargain starts With your face against the floor for me. ⸻ Verse 2 There you are inside the silence, Wrapped in someone else’s name. Tell me, girl, what should I call you? Careful — words can feed the flame. You hand me something thin and trembling, A lie you hope I won’t unthread. I smile like I believe you, I never said I couldn’t read what’s in your head. Pre-Chorus Some lies are built to keep you living, Some truths are sharpened just to kill. Every second that you linger here Is daring fate to test its will. ⸻ Chorus Kneel, Feel how easy it can be To lose what you love Through hesitation and fear. Kneel, Every crown is built on bones, Every promise breaks the moment Something stronger knows. ⸻ Bridge Love doesn’t last beneath her shadow, Hope is just a slower way to die. Heroes fall for looking backward, Smart girls learn when it’s time to fly. You think I’m cruel — Good. Fear makes people run. ⸻ Outro Keep your borrowed name. Keep your breath unseen. This mountain eats the brave ones — Run before it knows you’ve been.
