[Intro – Distant Wind, Low Piano Notes] [music box] [Verse 1 – Controlled, tense] Painted smiles on a broken screen Promises wrapped in kerosene They told us, “Stay calm, stay inside,” While the truth went up in firelight Footsteps echo through empty streets Eyes in shadows, watchin’ me Every headline hides a crack Every answer pullin’ back [Pre-Chorus – Rising Tension] Say it again Say we’re safe Say the fallout’s contained Say it again Look me straight Tell me nothing’s changed [Chorus – Big, Dark, Anthemic] You’re a deceiver Wrap your lies in silver light Call it mercy Call it “we’ll survive” You’re a believer In the story you designed But I see through The poison in your eyes You built this fear You lit the fire Now we’re breathin’ in the smoke Deceiver [Verse 2 – More Personal] I saw the sirens paint the sky Watched the skyline blur and die You said it’s just a minor flare But the ash is in the air Neighbors vanish overnight Names erased without a fight Tell me why the truth feels banned Like it slipped right through your hands [Pre-Chorus – Stronger] Say it again Say we’re fine Say the worst is behind Say it again One more time Tell me we’ll be alright [Chorus – Bigger, Drums Explode] You’re a deceiver Wrap your lies in silver light Call it mercy Call it “we’ll survive” You’re a believer In the future you confined But I see through The fracture in your mind You built this fear You fed the fire Now we’re choking on the smoke Deceiver [Bridge – Stripped Down, Almost Whispered] Static hum… Signal gone… Truth buried Under concrete dawn… Who do we trust When the lights go black? Who do we blame When there’s no way back? [Final Chorus – Emotional & Explosive] You’re a deceiver But the silence speaks tonight Through the fallout Through the fading light We’re believers In the truth you tried to hide When the sirens stop We won’t run this time You built this fear You lit the fire But we’re rising through the smoke No more deceiver
