[Verse 1]
Silver tongue
Made of sharpened steel
I bow
Pretend
While I spin the wheel
Swear allegiance
Eyes on the throne
Every promise
Carved in stone I’ll throw
[Pre-Chorus]
I feed your fear
Till it feeds me
I plant one doubt
Watch it grow into a decree
[Chorus]
I’m the master of the mask you trust
Turn your pride into crawling dust
Every word I twist
Every lie I scream
I build my throne from a broken dream
I’m the shadow in your golden scheme
Kneel to the king of the unseen
Manipulation in my bloodstream
Bow before the rise of Starscream
[Verse 2]
I smile soft
While I cut your wires
Pour sweet poison
On your sacred fires
You see a partner
I just see a shield
Use you up
Leave a smoking field
[Pre-Chorus]
I praise your name
While I count your sins
When your guard drops
That’s where my war begins
[Chorus]
I’m the master of the mask you trust
Turn your pride into crawling dust
Every word I twist
Every lie I scream
I build my throne from a broken dream
I’m the shadow in your golden scheme
Kneel to the king of the unseen
Manipulation in my bloodstream
Bow before the rise of Starscream
[Bridge]
You hear thunder
That’s my oath break
You feel the ground split
That’s your mind shake (yeah)
I don’t want peace
I want to rule the fear
If power has a face
It’s looking in your mirror
[Chorus]
I’m the master of the mask you trust
Turn your pride into crawling dust
Every word I twist
Every lie I scream
I build my throne from a broken dream
I’m the shadow in your golden scheme
Kneel to the king of the unseen
Manipulation in my bloodstream
Bow before the rise of Starscream