Checkmate
Blood on the velvet, gold in the teeth Smiles on the surface, the venom beneath Everybody’s selling out, trading their souls Kings in the castles are losing control You built up your empire on paper and glass And prayed to the sky that the weather would pass You classified the damage, redacted the past But glass houses shatter when the stones are made of brass. You thought you locked the door, threw away the master key, But you forgot the architect who built the walls was me. You thought I was blind, you thought I was broke You thought I’d just choke on the mirrors and smoke But I took the fire, I swallowed the flame And I learned the rules of your beautiful game. Yeah, you thought you were moving in the dark... But I own the dark. So go ahead and build your empire of lies! I’m watching the throne from the back of the skies! You play with the fire, you bleed for the crown, But I am the reason it’s all burning down! Undercover in the open, hiding in the plainest sight You brought a dagger to the dark, I brought the holy light I don't need a wire, I’m reading your pulse Every conviction you carry is false You’re holding up a mask, but the mask is starting to crack I’m the consequence coming, and I’m never looking back. You’re dealing the cards, thinking you own the whole deck, But I’m three moves ahead with my hand on your neck. Checkmate. You thought I was blind, you thought I was broke You thought I’d just choke on the mirrors and smoke But I took the fire, I swallowed the flame And I learned the rules of your beautiful game. So go ahead and build your empire of lies! I’m watching the throne from the back of the skies! You play with the fire, you bleed for the crown, But I am the reason it’s all burning down! I am the silence before the attack. I am the knife you pulled out of your back. I am the ghost of the bridges you burned. I am the lesson you haven’t yet learned!
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Blood on the velvet, gold in the teeth Smiles on the surface, the venom beneath Everybody’s selling out, trading their souls Kings in the castles are losing control You built up your empire on paper and glass And prayed to the sky that the weather would pass You classified the damage, redacted the past But glass houses shatter when the stones are made of brass. You thought you locked the door, threw away the master key, But you forgot the architect who built the walls was me. You thought I was blind, you thought I was broke You thought I’d just choke on the mirrors and smoke But I took the fire, I swallowed the flame And I learned the rules of your beautiful game. Yeah, you thought you were moving in the dark... But I own the dark. So go ahead and build your empire of lies! I’m watching the throne from the back of the skies! You play with the fire, you bleed for the crown, But I am the reason it’s all burning down! Undercover in the open, hiding in the plainest sight You brought a dagger to the dark, I brought the holy light I don't need a wire, I’m reading your pulse Every conviction you carry is false You’re holding up a mask, but the mask is starting to crack I’m the consequence coming, and I’m never looking back. You’re dealing the cards, thinking you own the whole deck, But I’m three moves ahead with my hand on your neck. Checkmate. You thought I was blind, you thought I was broke You thought I’d just choke on the mirrors and smoke But I took the fire, I swallowed the flame And I learned the rules of your beautiful game. So go ahead and build your empire of lies! I’m watching the throne from the back of the skies! You play with the fire, you bleed for the crown, But I am the reason it’s all burning down! I am the silence before the attack. I am the knife you pulled out of your back. I am the ghost of the bridges you burned. I am the lesson you haven’t yet learned!
Respect 🤜🤛