I thought I was the exception Thought the rules bent for the bold Cut the corners, ran the numbers Sold tomorrow, kept the gold Every shortcut has a shadow Every debt collects its due I was sprinting from the reckoning But the reckoning always knew Nemesis keeps score Doesn’t matter who you are Every bill comes due Every wound becomes a scar The scales don’t bend Millions in the hole, I smiled Told the room we’d turn it round But the goddess counts in silence And she doesn’t make a sound I asked for growth at any cost She wrote it down in red Now she’s standing at my door Waiting to be fed Nemesis keeps score Doesn’t matter what you built Every ledger balances Every crown collects its guilt The scales don’t bend I called it hustle when I missed the play Called it building when I missed the call Nemesis doesn’t care what I called it She just remembers all Nemesis keeps score Now I’m staring at the debt Every choice is in the column Every single one I let The scales don’t bend But maybe I can Everything catches up The interest paid in years I borrowed from my children Now the balance comes in tears The scales don’t bend But I finally did
