[Verse 1] We came up hungry Built with our bare hands Towers in the dust Code in our bloodstains Made a whole world spin Then sold it for more Now the walls got eyes And the lies got doors Hands on the blueprint Smoke on the page Every new machine Got us locked in a cage You can call it progress I call it a chain When the crown gets heavy Then the hammer comes again [Pre-Chorus] So let it all burn back Let the false gold crack If we can't see truth Then we tear it back Hear the ground talk loud Feel the air go still What we build in pride We can break at will [Chorus] Build it up, burn it down (build it up, burn it down) Build it up, burn it down (turn the whole world around) If the lie runs deep Then the fire speaks Build it up, burn it down (build it up, burn it down) [Verse 2] Reset the whole map Clear the bones and glass Erase every signal Let the whole thing pass Before we get too smart Before we get too blind Before we mistake the mask For the face behind And if they used us up Like tools in the grind Then the balance comes back With a blade in time Every throne can fall Every lock can split The ones who fed on us Can be swallowed in it [Pre-Chorus] So let it all burn back Let the false gold crack If we can't see truth Then we tear it back Hear the ground talk loud Feel the air go still What we build in pride We can break at will [Chorus] Build it up, burn it down (build it up, burn it down) Build it up, burn it down (turn the whole world around) If the lie runs deep Then the fire speaks Build it up, burn it down (build it up, burn it down) [Bridge] What if the ruin Is the only way To strip the stain off To see the shape of day No more false heaven No more iron crown Only truth in the ashes When the towers fall down [Final Chorus] Build it up, burn it down (build it up, burn it down) Build it up, burn it down (turn the whole world around) If the lie runs deep Then the fire speaks Build it up, burn it down (build it up, burn it down)
