[Intro]
Smoke in my lungs
Ash on my tongue
Crowd chanting "ARGUS"
and I’m the one in front
[Verse 1]
You split the sky
like it was paper
Pulled down the moon
said "I'll save her later"
Statues of gods
cracked at your name
Dad, you just laughed
and stepped through the flames
Their spears all bent
when they touched your skin
You broke their faith
with a crooked grin
Every legend
I learned as a kid
Was just your shadow
covering it
[Chorus]
I’m the daughter of Argus
and I never knew
All these stories of monsters
were just pieces of you
Now the world shakes, thunder
when you breathe the truth
I’m the daughter of Argus
what am I supposed to do
[Verse 2]
[low vocal register]
Gold mask, blood crown
you stand there, adored
Every cheer from the stands
is another sharp sword
You raise one hand
and the ground obeys
I see my face
in the fires you made
[rap flow]
You were bedtime tales, now you're battlefield gospel
Turned a broken halo to a ruthless colossus
Every lullaby lie that you laid in my ear
Was a war drum hiding in a father's veneer
You don't fight men, you just peel back fate
Tear open the sky, make the constellations shake
And I'm front row, drenched in the proof
Mascara rivers running at the root of the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
Crowd goes wild
I go silent
They see a king
I see violence
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals]
Did you ever love me
or only the throne I build by believing
If I scream your name
does it wake the god
or the man who's leaving
[growled]
You tore down heaven
just to prove you could
But I’m down here shaking
in your neighborhood
[Chorus]
[Outro]
[guitar solo]
Lights on your face
teeth in a smile
You crush a mountain
like it’s something mild
I wipe my tears
on the back of my hand
You bow to the crowd
I finally understand