Backstabbed, Still Standing

[Verse 1]
You said
"We’re a team"
Coffee breath
Crooked grin
Late nights in the glow of the screen
I bled so you could win
You wore my work like armor
Shook my hand
Called me "ace"
In the glass room with the vultures
You carved my name from the case
[Chorus]
You put a knife in my back
Then you praised my attack
Every word was a match to the fuse
You tried to burn me alive
But I'm too sharp to use
You fear my fire
Still you bow to my craft
Yeah
You talk like a king in the dark
But you kneel to the steel of my art
[Verse 2]
Found the emails you buried
My ideas with your name
In the hallway
You’re smiling
On the record
I’m to blame
But your eyes
They flicker
When I walk through the door
’Cause you know I hit harder
Than the title you wore
[Chorus]
You put a knife in my back
Then you praised my attack
Every word was a match to the fuse
You tried to burn me alive
But I'm too sharp to use
You fear my fire
Still you bow to my craft
Yeah
You talk like a king in the dark
But you kneel to the steel of my art
[Bridge]
You can steal my credit
(can’t steal my skill)
You can choke my spirit
I’ll breathe in still
Raise your whisper to a war
I won’t crawl on this floor
You respect what I build
Even as you draw blood
I’m the storm in your gut
I’m the name in the mud
[Chorus]
You put a knife in my back
Then you praised my attack
Every word was a match to the fuse
You tried to burn me alive
But I'm too sharp to use
You fear my fire
Still you bow to my craft
Yeah
You talk like a king in the dark
But you kneel to the steel of my art
[Outro]
Talk your talk in the shadows
Paint me black
Paint me small
But you flinch when you see me
’cause you know I do it all
Backstabbed
Still standing
I’m the hand behind the crown
You respect what you can’t control
And I’ll tear your altar down

metal, Thick, drop-tuned guitars in a mid-tempo stomp, double-kick bursts and chugging palm mutes. Male vocals shift from gritty melodic verses to a roaring, anthemic chorus with gang shouts on key lines. Pinch harmonics and a shreddy bridge solo ratchet the tension before a halftime, headbanging outro.