House of Cards

[spoken-word poetry] Static in the ceiling, sirens in my head Every promise that you made is hanging by a thread Neon on the windows, shadows on the floor You built a kingdom out of lies, now I’m kicking down the door Paper walls are shaking, hear the foundations crack Every little secret is coming screaming back You thought I’d play the victim, thought I’d take the blame But I’m striking every match until you choke inside the flame [Chorus] House of cards, house of cards One wrong move and it all falls hard Stacked your lies to touch the stars Now watch me tear apart your house of cards [spoken-word poetry] Bass hits like a warning, red lights start to flash I can hear your empire counting down to ash No more pretty speeches, no more alibis I see the fear behind the mask you wear to hide your eyes You dealt me broken aces, you rigged the whole damn game But every crooked tower has a limit to its frame The higher that you built it, the harder it will fall I won’t catch your pieces when you lose it all [Chorus] House of cards, house of cards One wrong move and it all falls hard Stacked your lies to touch the stars Now watch me tear apart your house of cards [spoken-word poetry] Feel the voltage rising, feel the pressure climb Your perfect little fortress is collapsing out of time No king, no throne, no crown survives When the truth comes crashing through a thousand paper knives [Chorus] House of cards, house of cards Hear the silence after every scar You called yourself untouchable, you pushed me way too far Now there’s nothing left but dust where you built your house of cards