THE PUNISHED

[Verse 1] I gave you silence, you called it fear I gave you distance, you pulled me near You saw the warning carved in my face Still walked in grinnin' like you owned the place I held the line while the pressure grew Bit my tongue while you buried truth You mistook mercy for a lack of spine Now the debt comes walkin' in borrowed time You struck the match, you fed the flame You signed the line beside your name No need to run, no need to pray The lesson's here, and it knows the way [Pre-Chorus] I did not bend I did not break I watched, I learned I let it wake [Chorus] I'M NOT THE PUNISHED I AM THE PRICE I AM THE SHADOW YOU LEFT ALIVE YOU CROSSED THE LINE YOU MADE THE CALL NOW MEET THE WEIGHT WHEN THE HAMMER FALLS I'M NOT THE PUNISHED I'M THE DEBT COLLECTOR YOU FUCKED AROUND AND FOUND OUT, MOTHERFUCKER NO TEARS, NO PLEA NO MERCY LEFT YOU WANTED WAR NOW TAKE THE REST [Verse 2] I heard your whisper, I watched your grin Saw the knife turn slow when you pushed it in You built your throne out of borrowed lies Now the floor gives way when you meet my eyes I came from gravel, smoke, and rain Hard hands, cold blood, long chain No crown, no throne, no soft excuse Just a loaded truth that I cut loose You thought I'd fold when the walls came down Thought I'd disappear when I hit the ground But I rose up mean with my jaw set tight And brought black thunder to a knife fight [Chorus] I'M NOT THE PUNISHED I AM THE PRICE I AM THE SHADOW YOU LEFT ALIVE YOU CROSSED THE LINE YOU MADE THE CALL NOW MEET THE WEIGHT WHEN THE HAMMER FALLS I'M NOT THE PUNISHED I'M THE DEBT COLLECTOR YOU FUCKED AROUND AND FOUND OUT, MOTHERFUCKER NO TEARS, NO PLEA NO MERCY LEFT YOU WANTED WAR NOW TAKE THE REST [Final Chorus] I'M NOT THE PUNISHED I AM THE PRICE I AM THE SHADOW YOU LEFT ALIVE I AM NOT THE FUCKING PUNISHED I AM THE DEBT COLLECTOR YOU FUCKED AROUND AND FOUND OUT, MOTHERFUCKER