Nobody Knew His Face

[Verse 1] They built their kingdoms in the light for all to see He built his empire in the dark where no one goes A billion windows open, every secret running free From the man who never let a single person close From Odessa frost to the Chicago grind He watched them confess what he would never say They stripped their souls and left themselves behind He kept his own reflection locked away [Pre-Chorus] The servers never sleep The ghost keeps the lights on [Chorus] Nobody knew his face Nobody knew his name He built a world where everyone is seen But he was never in the frame Nobody knew his face The ghost behind the glass He gave the world a stage to burn And vanished... just like that [Verse 2] Forty-three and cancer closed the deal While millions streamed their lives across his wire No photograph, no interview, no appeal The man who built the house was not the buyer They'll weigh the legacy, they'll count the cost Debate the empire and its shame But history won't find what he kept lost The most invisible man to ever reign [Pre-Chorus] The platform never stops The ghost let go tonight [Chorus] Nobody knew his face Nobody knew his name He built a world where everyone is seen But he was never in the frame Nobody knew his face The ghost behind the glass He gave the world a stage to burn And vanished... just like that [Bridge] You made the mirror, never stood in front A billion faces but you hid the one They'll search the archives, dig through every byte And find a shadow standing in the light A shadow... standing in the light [Outro] Nobody knew his face Nobody knew his name The servers hum, the ghost is gone The stage still burns the same