[Instrumental][Intro] They say every empire has a code... Rules written long before the first shot was fired. And every man who enters... Knows the price of breaking them. [Verse 1] Rule number one, you don't betray your own A man's word is the only thing he truly owns Money can disappear, power can fade But a promise follows you to the grave Rule number two, keep your mouth shut tight Some truths belong in the dark of the night You don't speak of business outside these walls You don't ask questions when the old man calls [Hook] The code is the code You don't break what you swore The code is the code Once you're in, there's no door [Verse 2] Rule number three, never confuse fear with respect Fear makes a man run, respect earns a man's debt You can buy a suit, you can buy a house But you can't buy the loyalty of a brother Rule number four, never forget where you came The streets remember every face and every name Tonight you may sit at the head of the table Tomorrow the chair may belong to somebody else [Hook] The code is the code You don't break what you swore The code is the code Once you're in, there's no door [Bridge] Everybody wants the crown Nobody counts the cost Everybody wants the throne Nobody talks about what's lost Blood makes a family... But loyalty makes a brother. [Verse 3] I've watched good men turn cold for a little more gold I've watched young kings become ghosts before they're old The game don't love you, remember that well It gives you heaven for a night... Then charges you hell So choose your friends like your life depends on it Because one false word can put a price upon it And when the room goes silent And every eye turns your way You'll know exactly who stood beside you And who was waiting for the day [Final Hook] The code is the code You don't break what you swore The code is the code Once you're in, there's no door The code is the code Remember what you gave A man's word is his kingdom And his silence is his grave [Outro] The years will take the money. The years will take the power. But a broken word... Never disappears. The code... Is the code.
