Verse 1 I was not born to beg or wait I was not shaped to kneel I learned early what the world respects Is not what’s kind — but what is real They taught me beauty was a prize That power must be earned So when I reached and was refused I learned another lesson first Pre-Chorus They called it love I called it theft To want what should be mine Chorus Because I was denied The world will pay the price If I was not chosen freely Then I will be obeyed by right Let hope rot in its silence Let mercy lose its name I did not ask for worship — I demanded it in flame Verse 2 I offered peace, I offered rule A crown instead of chains He chose defiance, chose to look As if I was the shame Do you know what that costs a woman Who has never been refused? I did not break — I sharpened And rewrote what truth would be Pre-Chorus 2 They whisper monster, curse my name As if I care to be adored Love that dares to say “no” to me Was always meant for war Chorus Because I was denied I taught the world to kneel If desire will not crown me Then fear most surely will I turned songs into screams And choices into chains I did not lose what I was owed I collected it in pain Bridge (cold revelation) You call it cruelty — how quaint I call it symmetry The scales were tipped against me first I merely balanced history If hearts must break for order If blood must seal the law Then let them say my name with fear I have become their god Final Chorus (expanded, inevitable) Because I was denied I am the truth you hate I am the cost of every choice That came to me too late I do not need forgiveness I do not seek your grace I wanted love — But power was the only thing That ever knew my place Outro (quiet, lethal) Remember this — I did not ruin the world. I simply ruled it When it would not love me back.
