The Eye On The Wall

I don’t need two eyes to see what’s coming down the hall

I’m the architect of secrets, the shadow on the wall

I’ve got a file on every hero, a folder for the gods

I’m the man who bets the planet against impossible odds.

I’ve walked the deck of carriers and dirt of foreign soil

I’ve watched the empires crumble and the blood of nations boil.

You see a team, I see a shield

You see a war, I see a field

Where the pieces move exactly where I say

Keeping the end of the world just one more day away.

I’m the director, the ghost in the machine

The master of the things that go unheard and unseen

I don't play by the rules, I don't follow the light

I do the dirty work so you can sleep through the night.

Call me a liar, call me a spy

But I’m the only reason that the sun’s in the sky.

They call ‘em "Earth’s Mightiest," but they’re just kids with capes

I’m the one who cleans the mess and films the narrow escapes

From a pager in the nineties to a tower in the sky

I’ve been stitching up the truth and perfecting every lie.

Trust is a luxury that I can’t afford to buy

Not when the monsters are falling from a hole in the sky.

I’ve been dead a dozen times, buried in the clay

But I always find a way to make the bastards pay.

I’m the man with the plan, the guy with the gun

I’m finished with the battle when the war is won!

I’m the director, the ghost in the machine

The master of the things that go unheard and unseen

I don't play by the rules, I don't follow the light

I do the dirty work so you can sleep through the night.

Keep your eyes open...

Watch your back...

I’m still here, lurking in the black.

The world’s on a string...

And I’m the one pulling it.