Verse 1 (Raw vocals – gritty, spoken/shouted, intense and unpolished) I’m at the breaking point, waiting for the curtain call Another hollow sermon while you pretend to know it all Give me one breath to show them what you’ve left behind The years of damage, the quiet wreckage you deny Your bloated sense of self sits like a splinter in my skull Every word you throw just echoes the same dull pull You lay your hands on me — I’ll burn the kingdom down Dig through the ashes of the hollow king you still bow to Chorus (Nice singing vocals – smooth, powerful melody with harmonies) I know why you’re after me I know why you hide the truth I know why you’re after me I know what’s eating you Verse 2 (Raw vocals – gritty, spoken/shouted) I don’t care if I’m mocked, shoved aside, dragged through the dirt Your kind of pain is all I’ve come to expect You built your world on lies and demanded I stay But the cracks keep spreading wider every day Chorus (Nice singing vocals – smooth, powerful melody with harmonies) I know why you’re after me I know why you hide the truth I know why you’re after me I know what’s eating you Verse 3 (Raw vocals – gritty, spoken/shouted, building intensity) The mask is slipping, the rot is bleeding through Every strike you make just pulls me closer to the truth No more pretending, no more room left to run Bridge (Raw vocals shifting to intense, half-sung) Turn the blade, twist it deeper Every answer costs me blood One spark inside the circuit Now the fire’s in the flood Outro (Nice singing vocals – clean, melodic, fading with layered echoes) I know why you’re after me I know why you hide the truth I know why you’re after me I know what’s eating you I know why you’re after me I know why you hide the truth I know why you’re after me I know what’s eating you
