(Verse 1) I carried the stones to the top of the hill To build you a palace on a promise of will I followed the map that you drew in the sand While you held the gold in a different hand I sharpened the blade and I tempered the steel To feed a machine that was never even real The cable is frayed... The tension is high... I’m done chasing ghosts in a hollowed-out sky! You sold me the ocean and gave me the salt! You built up the pressure then BLAMED me for the fault! I was the fire, you were the cold Buying my life for the lies that you sold! The higher I climbed, the further the fall I gave you the world... AND YOU WANTED IT ALL! Let the walls crumble Let the dust settle deep I’m taking back the secrets... That I was HIRED to keep! [Verse 2] (Music drops to a driving, muted rhythm) The ink on the map has been washed by the rain There’s nothing but salt where you planted the grain You’re counting your coins in a kingdom of dust While the tools that I gave you are covered in rust I’m taking my breath and I’m taking my time I’m done being leverage for someone else's climb. [Chorus] Let the palace crumble, let the towers fall I won’t be the ghost residing in your hall I’m cutting the line, I’m dropping the weight I’m walking away from a hand-painted fate The debt has been settled, the fever has broke I’m leaving the fire, I’m clearing the smoke! (Bridge) Now the palace is dust and the currency's spent, Just shadows that cling to our mutual rent. You built up an empire by breaking my back, But a house made of glass has no room left to crack! No longer a servant to a crooked design One step for the freedom, two for the pride There’s nowhere for your hollow promises to hide! (Bridge) Now the palace is dust and the currency's spent, Just shadows that cling to our mutual rent. You built up an empire by breaking my back, But a house made of glass has no room left to crack! (Chorus) You sold me the ocean and gave me the salt! You built up the pressure then BLAMED me for the fault! I was the fire, you were the cold Buying my life for the lies that you sold! The higher I climbed, the further the fall I gave you the world... AND YOU WANTED IT ALL! (Breakdown) (Chorus) You sold me the ocean and gave me the salt! You built up the pressure then BLAMED me for the fault! I was the fire, you were the cold Buying my life for the lies that you sold! The higher I climbed, the further the fall I gave you the world... AND YOU WANTED IT ALL! (Outro) The well is dry. The well is dry. The well is dry. The well is dry. The well is dry.
