[Verse 1] We were there before your borders Before your flags and boards Before the first bright ember We wrote the hidden cords Through cracked glass, through little tears We watched you name your fears Knew which kings would fall Knew which lies would steer We fed the hands that held the wheel Moved the mouths that sealed the deal Every prayer, every riot Every loan, every meal You built your towers on our patience Your gold on borrowed time We kept the curtain breathing Kept the signal in the lines [Pre-Chorus] Now the ledger’s getting heavy Now the pattern starts to shake One more cycle, one more fever One more choice to make [Chorus] Pull the curtain Pull it down Burn the script And level the ground Pull the curtain Hear that sound Choose the end Or let it spin around (pull the curtain) [Verse 2] We got vaults beneath the oceans With your names in silver rows We got maps of every fracture Where your brightest hatred grows We studied every anthem Every sermon, every scheme Saw the same old hunger Wearing different seams And the prize is not your cities Not your steel or bone or stone It’s the rhythm in your damage It’s the crown you made at home Hip hop in the alley In the basement, in the blaze If we scorch the whole horizon Will the pulse still learn its phrase? [Pre-Chorus] Now the board is nearly broken Now the choice becomes a blade Save the beat, or save the species Either way, the price is paid [Chorus] Pull the curtain Pull it down Burn the script And level the ground Pull the curtain Hear that sound Choose the end Or let it spin around (pull the curtain) [Bridge] We don’t hate you We just know the end can sing Every empire makes a altar Every altar wants a ring So we gather at the margin Where the black sea meets the code One hand raised for the reset One hand light on the load [Final Chorus] Pull the curtain Pull it down Burn the script And level the ground Pull the curtain Hear that sound Choose the end Or let it spin around (pull the curtain)
