[[Intro] (Whispering) I swallowed the bitter. I smiled through the teeth. You kept pushing down... Just to see what's beneath. [Verse 1] (Clean, rhythmic vocals) Turn the other cheek, yeah, I know the routine. Keep the peace, keep it quiet, keep the anger unseen. I let you cross the line, I let you take the mile. Covered up the disrespect with a civilized smile. (Grit in voice) But every time you pushed, I put a stone in the sack. Every time you laughed, I felt the vertebrae crack. I was playing the saint while you were playing the fool. You mistook my compassion for a weakness, a tool. [Pre-Chorus] (Building tension) Tick. Tock. The pendulum swings. You pull on the puppet but you're fraying the strings. I gave you my patience, you demanded my blood. Now the dam is cracking... Here comes the flood. [Chorus] (Aggressive, screaming) THIS IS THE WRATH OF A REASONABLE MAN! I played by your rules till the hourglass ran! (Clean melodic vocals) You pushed the quiet one straight to the edge. Now I'm the hammer and you are the wedge! (Screaming) NO MORE KINDNESS! NO MORE GRACE! JUST THE LOOK OF HORROR ON YOUR FUCKING FACE! [Verse 2] (Staccato rap-rock delivery) Take a step back, look at the mess that you made. Did you think that my empathy would never degrade? I was the nice guy, holding the door, taking the floor, Asking for nothing but you always wanted more! (Muttered, frantic) Step, step, stepping on the back of my neck. Treating my goodwill like a bounced out check. Now the ledger is balanced, the account is closed. The monster you made is finally exposed. [Pre-Chorus] (Building tension) Tick. Tock. The pendulum swings. You pull on the puppet but you're snapping the strings. I gave you my patience, you demanded my blood. The dam just broke. (Growling) Drown in the flood! [Chorus] (Aggressive, screaming) THIS IS THE WRATH OF A REASONABLE MAN! I played by your rules till the hourglass ran! (Clean melodic vocals) You pushed the quiet one straight to the edge. Now I'm the hammer and you are the wedge! (Screaming) NO MORE KINDNESS! NO MORE GRACE! JUST THE LOOK OF HORROR ON YOUR FUCKING FACE! [Bridge] (Spoken word, eerie and calm) The most dangerous storm... doesn't roar in the distance. It forms in the silence of your own persistence. I gave you chances. One. Two. Three. (Voice trembling with rage) Now there is nothing left of the man I used to be. (Screaming) NOTHING LEFT! NOTHING LEFT! [Breakdown] (Guttural screaming) SNAP! THERE GOES THE HALO! SNAP! SWALLOW THE PILL! THE GOOD MAN IS DEAD! AND YOU MADE THE KILL! (Panting, rhythmic) Push. Shove. Break. Bleed. You planted the anger, now harvest the seed! (Screaming) HARVEST THE SEED! [Chorus] (Aggressive, screaming) THIS IS THE WRATH OF A REASONABLE MAN! I played by your rules till the hourglass ran! (Clean melodic vocals) You pushed the quiet one straight to the edge. Now I'm the hammer and you are the wedge! (Screaming) NO MORE KINDNESS! NO MORE GRACE! JUST THE LOOK OF HORROR ON YOUR FUCKING FACE! [Outro] (Guttural) ON YOUR FACE! THE GOOD MAN IS DEAD. (Distorted, fading screams) Dead. Dead. Dead. (Whispering) I told you... I had enough.
