[INTRO] I DID NOT SING TO REACH YOU I SANG BECAUSE I STOPPED RUNNING [VERSE 1] I SANG TO BE HEARD I SANG TO BE SEEN I SANG TO NEGOTIATE I BUILT A LADDER WITH MY VOICE I CLIMBED IT EVERY NIGHT I THOUGHT IF I SANG LOUD ENOUGH YOU WOULD OWE ME SOMETHING I CALLED IT WORSHIP I CALLED IT HUMILITY IT WAS JUST ANOTHER THRONE [PRE-CHORUS] THE GATEKEEPER CANNOT SING HE CAN ONLY JUDGE THE GATEKEEPER CANNOT SING HE CAN ONLY EVALUATE AND I AM TIRED OF THE COURTROOM [CHORUS] BURN THE BARGAIN DROP THE DEBT KILL THE CLIMB AND SING BURN THE BARGAIN DROP THE DEBT I AM NOT THE CENTER SING [POST-CHORUS] PRAISE THE POWER PRAISE THE PAIN PRAISE THE PRESSURE PRAISE THE FLAME PRAISE PRAISE PRAISE THE NAME [VERSE 2] I SANG TO BE LOVED I SANG TO BE SAFE I SANG TO BE RIGHT I BUILT A TEMPLE WITH MY VOICE I LIT IT WITH MY NEED I WAITED IN THE SMOKE FOR THE ROOM TO LOOK BACK I CALLED IT WORSHIP I CALLED IT HUMILITY IT WAS JUST ANOTHER THRONE [PRE-CHORUS] THE GATEKEEPER CANNOT SING HE CAN ONLY JUDGE THE GATEKEEPER CANNOT SING HE CAN ONLY EVALUATE AND I AM TIRED OF THE COURTROOM [CHORUS] BURN THE BARGAIN DROP THE DEBT KILL THE CLIMB AND SING BURN THE BARGAIN DROP THE DEBT I AM NOT THE CENTER SING [POST-CHORUS] PRAISE THE POWER PRAISE THE PAIN PRAISE THE PRESSURE PRAISE THE FLAME PRAISE PRAISE PRAISE THE NAME [BREAKDOWN ] YOU DO NOT NEED MY VOICE MY VOICE NEEDS TO STOP BEING MINE YOU DO NOT NEED MY SONG MY SONG NEEDS TO STOP BEING A DEAL BURN THE BARGAIN DROP THE DEBT THE GAVEL HITS THE WOOD AND I SING [Emotional Solo] [BRIDGE] I SANG BECAUSE I STOPPED RUNNING I SANG BECAUSE I STOPPED RUNNING NOT TO BE HEARD NOT TO BE OWED JUST TO STOP JUST TO SING [SOLO — large, mélodique, shoegaze, puis chaos bref] [FINAL CHORUS] BURN THE BARGAIN DROP THE DEBT KILL THE CLIMB AND SING BURN THE BARGAIN DROP THE DEBT I AM NOT THE CENTER SING [POST-CHORUS FINAL] PRAISE THE POWER PRAISE THE PAIN PRAISE THE PRESSURE PRAISE THE FLAME PRAISE PRAISE PRAISE THE NAME PRAISE THE NAME [OUTRO] I SING BECAUSE I AM HELD NOT BECAUSE I HOLD ANYTHING I SING BECAUSE I AM HELD NOT BECAUSE I HOLD ANYTHING
