[Intro – Short Intro; Roots-Reggae First, Heavy Build Midway] *starts with dark roots-reggae groove, offbeat reggae guitar chops, deep dub bass, spring reverb, distant siren, and dub-delay echoes; halfway through, muted low-tuned guitar chugs, sub pressure, rough gang shouts, and faint tearout bass growls begin building underneath* [Verse 1] I gave you silence, you called it fear I gave you distance, you pulled me near You saw the warning carved in my face Still walked in grinnin’ like you owned the place I held the line while the pressure grew Bit my tongue while you buried truth You mistook mercy for a lack of spine Now the debt comes walkin’ in borrowed time You struck the match, you fed the flame You signed the line beside your name No need to run, no need to pray The lesson’s here, and it knows the way [Pre-Chorus] I did not bend I did not break I watched, I learned I let it wake [Chorus] I’M NOT THE PUNISHED I AM THE PRICE I AM THE SHADOW YOU LEFT ALIVE YOU CROSSED THE LINE YOU MADE THE CALL NOW MEET THE WEIGHT WHEN THE HAMMER FALLS I’M NOT THE PUNISHED I ‘M THE DEBT COLLECTOR YOU FUCKED AROUND AND FOUND OUT, MOTHERFUCKER NO TEARS, NO PLEA NO MERCY LEFT YOU WANTED WAR NOW TAKE THE REST [Post-Chorus / Drop] *deathcore slam, reggae-roots bounce riff, distorted nu-metal bounce riff & Reese bass growls* [Verse 2] I heard your whisper, I watched your grin Saw the knife turn slow when you pushed it in You built your throne out of borrowed lies Now the floor gives way when you meet my eyes I came from gravel, smoke, and rain Hard hands, cold blood, long chain No crown, no throne, no soft excuse Just a loaded truth that I cut loose You thought I’d fold when the walls came down Thought I’d disappear when I hit the ground But I rose up mean with my jaw set tight And brought black thunder to a knife fight [Pre-Chorus] *deathcore slam, nu-metal bounce riff, distorted bass growls* [Chorus] I’M NOT THE PUNISHED I AM THE PRICE I AM THE SHADOW YOU LEFT ALIVE YOU CROSSED THE LINE YOU MADE THE CALL NOW MEET THE WEIGHT WHEN THE HAMMER FALLS I’M NOT THE PUNISHED I’M THE DEBT COLLECTOR YOU FUCKED AROUND AND FOUND OUT, MOTHERFUCKER NO TEARS, NO PLEA NO MERCY LEFT YOU WANTED WAR NOW TAKE THE REST [Final Chorus] I’M NOT THE PUNISHED I AM THE PRICE I AM THE SHADOW YOU LEFT ALIVE I AM NOT THE FUCKING PUNISHED I AM THE DEBT COLLECTOR YOU FUCKED AROUND AND FOUND OUT, MOTHERFUCKER [Outro] *dub delay fading into guitar feedback and low distorted bass*
