[Verse 1] Stacked the choices high just to see the view Every promise broken by the things you do You poured the foundation out of doubt and shame And sat back waiting for me to take the blame Right in the middle of the fallout zone I crawled out of the dark on my own [Pre-Chorus] And the pressure's building up inside my head Torn between the living and the nearly dead [Chorus] So bow down to my self-made monument! Carrying the heavy price we paid! You wanted a statue to worship and break— Look at the damage you left in your wake! Standing right here where the foundation breaks! Breaking every tie to the toxic past! [Verse 2] Walking through the cold with a heavy head Counting up the living and the walking dead You tried to bury me beneath your design But I drew the circle and I crossed the line The foundation's cracking, but the walls still stand Shattering everything built on command! [Pre-Chorus] And the pressure's building up inside my head Torn between the living and the nearly dead [Chorus] So bow down to my self-made monument! Carrying the heavy price we paid! You wanted a statue to worship and break— Look at the damage you left in your wake! Standing right here where the foundation breaks! Breaking every tie to the toxic past! [Bridge] [Heavy Palm-Muted Chugs] Feed the fire till the embers die! Sick and tired of the alibi! Watch the useless structure fall— I'm walking right through the broken wall! [Guitar Solo] [Melodic, soaring post-grunge lead cutting through the mix] [Chorus] So bow down to my self-made monument! Carrying the heavy price we paid! You wanted a statue to worship and break— Look at the damage you left in your wake! Standing right here where the foundation breaks! Breaking every tie to the toxic past! [Outro Solo] [Driving Mid-Tempo Groove] [Blistering radio-ready outro guitar solo riding out over the rhythm section] [Heavy Distortion Wall] [End]
