The Price We Pay

[Intro] A whisper in the shadows, a promise wrapped in gold, He rose up from the ashes of the lies that he told. A hero to the blinded, a villain to the wise, His crown is built on anger, his throne is built on lies. [Pre-Chorus] Oh, we saw the warning, but no one heeded the call, Now the cracks are in the mirror, and the empire’s bound to fall. [Chorus] And it’s the price we pay, for believing the charade, For the silent, for the lost, and the ones who walked away. A nation torn and broken, by his hand and by his will, The truth is dying slowly, and the darkness lingers still. [Verse 1] The streets are filled with silence, where voices used to rise, Apathy’s the poison, and fear’s the thin disguise. Some follow him to ruin, some scream into the night, And some just turn their faces, afraid to join the fight. [Bridge] Can you feel the thunder rolling in the skies? The echo of the people’s cries. Can we find redemption in the shadow of the flame, Or are we bound to wear the weight of shame? [Chorus] And it’s the price we pay, for believing the charade, For the silent, for the lost, and the ones who walked away. A nation torn and broken, by his hand and by his will, The truth is dying slowly, and the darkness lingers still. [Fade out] The stars above are fading, the night has grown so cold, The story’s been rewritten, but the ending’s still foretold. A land once proud and hopeful, now lost in disarray, This is the price we pay… the price we pay.