Tear it Down!

[Verse 1] You wear the mask of a provider, a protector, a king But behind closed doors, you’re pulling every poisoned string Shadows on the wall growing tall while they cower Trading love for a fix of your pathetic little power Fast hands, weak heart, cowardice in your veins Leaving permanent marks, permanent stains On the souls of the innocent, the ones you should hold While your conscience is rotten, while your spirit is cold. ​ [Pre-Chorus] The velvet glove is falling off Revealing the rust and the rot (Yeah, the rot!) You think you’re a man? You’re a ghost of a name Burning the house just to fan your own flame! ​ [Chorus] TEAR IT DOWN! If you strike the hand that feeds your heart TEAR IT DOWN! If you rip a child’s world apart You’re not a man, you’re the weight of the debris A plague on the earth, a sickness we see! TRASH! In the furnace where the truth starts to burn The cycle is over, it’s the end of your turn! ​ [Verse 2] Step back, look at the wreckage in the hall Built your ego like a fortress, now watch it all fall Neo-soul melody trapped in a cage of iron You’re the predator posing as the humble lion One hit for the ego, two hits for control Selling the future just to satisfy a hole In your own broken psyche, but we don’t offer grace To the monsters who hide behind a father’s face! ​ [Bridge] They were looking for a hero... They found a hollow shell... Transforming a heaven... Into a private hell... But the silence is breaking. The voices are waking. The foundation is SHAKING! IT’S SHAKING! ​ [Chorus] TEAR IT DOWN! If you strike the hand that feeds your heart TEAR IT DOWN! If you rip a child’s world apart You’re not a man, you’re the weight of the debris A plague on the earth, a sickness we see! TRASH! In the furnace where the truth starts to burn The cycle is over, it’s the end of your turn! ​ [Outro] No more masks... No more hiding... The truth is screaming... The truth is screaming.