I'll Make it To The Top (V3)

[Intro] Count the steps, count the lights Every door says I’m not right [Verse 1] I wore a borrowed smile to the interview Kept my hands still while they looked me through They stamped my name on a paper-thin no So I took the elevator higher than they’d go I learned their rules from the cracks in the wall Kept one hand hidden and a knife in the stall Every grin they sold me came with a hook Now I read the room like a stolen book [Pre-Chorus] You can keep your little throne I learned to climb alone [Chorus] I’ll make it to the top, watch me take the crown Turn your polished kingdom upside down When the last red curtain drops You’ll hear my footsteps stop I’ll make it to the top—and I won’t come down I’ll make it to the top... [Verse 2] Whisper my name like a warning in the hall I know the loose brick hidden underneath the wall Your golden rules have a rusted-out seam I pull one thread and unravel the dream I leave a black mark on the glass by the door Slide in like smoke where you thought there was more Your pretty little empire starts to crack and fray I don’t need an army, I just clear a path my way [Pre-Chorus] You can call me what you fear I’ve been waiting years to hear [Chorus] I’ll make it to the top, watch me take the crown Turn your polished kingdom upside down When the last red curtain drops You’ll hear my footsteps stop I’ll make it to the top—and I won’t come down ...and I won’t come down [Bridge] No applause No alibi Just the key I made from every lie Hold your breath Lock the gate I arrive exactly when it’s too late [Final Chorus] I’ll make it to the top, watch me take the crown Turn your polished kingdom upside down When the last red curtain drops You’ll hear my footsteps stop I’ll make it to the top—and I won’t come down I’ll make it to the... [Voice trails off] [Pause - Whisper] I will make it to the top I will never come down. [Hard Stop] [Silence] [Outro – no music, sound effect only: slow high-heel footsteps on a hard floor, approaching, then stopping] I hear footseps... [Outro - Whisper (music box only)] Count the steps Kill the light I’m already out of sight