(Verse 1)
Another morning, scrolling through the feed
Another golden calf, another desperate need
They say "buy this," "be that," "wear this perfect face"
A thousand gilded cages in this digital space
I built them with my own two hands, each one a shiny lie
Each one a little piece of me I had to crucify
(Chorus)
But I'm tearing down the statues, I'm smashing all the screens
I'm walking through the wreckage of my broken dreams
A thousand voices clamor, "give us your applause"
But I'm finally deaf to all their empty laws
No other gods before me, no other love so true
Just this fire in my chest and the work I'm meant to do
(Verse 2)
The world offers me fame, a throne of fleeting light
A monument to ego, burning in the night
They offer me a mirror, a promise I can't break
A perfect, hollow image, for my own damn sake
But the reflection's fading, the paint begins to crack
There's nothing left inside me I can ever give back
(Chorus)
I'm tearing down the statues, I'm smashing all the screens
I'm walking through the wreckage of my broken dreams
A thousand voices clamor, "give us your applause"
But I'm finally deaf to all their empty laws
No other gods before me, no other love so true
Just this fire in my chest and the work I'm meant to do
(Bridge)
I broke the chains of my own design
Left the empty promises of what I thought was mine
The noise is fading now, the silence starts to breathe
This holy, lonely purpose is all that I believe
(Chorus)
I'm tearing down the statues, I'm smashing all the screens
I'm walking through the wreckage of my broken dreams
A thousand voices clamor, "give us your applause"
But I'm finally deaf to all their empty laws
No other gods before me, no other love so true
Just this fire in my chest and the work I'm meant to do
