Intro (distorted spoken)
I didn’t learn this
It arrived
The sky blinked
And God was lying
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Verse 1 (fast rap, tight, aggressive)
Premonition in my skull like a warning flare
Static in the clouds, something’s wrong up there
Halo made of circuits, prayers running thin
If your god needs fear, that’s not innocence
I see scripture coded like a ransom note
Heaven selling hope by the metric ton
“Bow your head, stay in line, don’t ask why”
Funny how truth never needs a gun
False throne, false king, counterfeit glow
Lion with a crown but his eyes don’t know
Calls himself “I Am,” feeds on belief
Built a world just to harvest teeth
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Pre-Chorus (rap → scream switch)
If love was real, it wouldn’t threaten me
If god was light, he wouldn’t weaponize belief
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Chorus (screamed, massive)
THAT IS NOT GOD
THAT’S A WARDEN IN DISGUISE
A BLIND ARCHITECT
PRETENDING HE’S DIVINE
FALSE LIGHT
FALSE LAW
YALDABAOTH
WE SEE YOU ALL
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Verse 2 (rap, darker, meaner)
Built the cage then called it creation
Gave us breath just to test obedience
Angels reading orders off assembly lines
Heaven sounds like a factory shift at night
Blood for the altar, guilt for the chain
Sins on repeat, cycle of shame
If questioning burns, then burn me alive
I’d rather be ash than worship a lie
You kneel to the voice that demands control
I kneel to the spark you couldn’t own
You say faith, I say hostage state
Your god’s a tyrant with better PR campaigns
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Chorus (screamed + gang vocals)
THAT IS NOT GOD
THAT’S A JAILER OF SOULS
YOU PRAY TO THE LOCK
I PRAY FOR THE DOOR
FALSE LIGHT
FALSE LAW
YALDABAOTH
WE SEE YOU ALL
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Breakdown (half-time, chanty, brutal)
KNEEL — CONSUME
CONFESS — OBEY
HE FEEDS ON FEAR
YOU CALL IT FAITH
BUILT A THRONE
OUT OF FLAME
STOLE THE SPARK
AND TOOK THE NAME
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Rap Bridge (slower, menacing flow)
If the end comes quiet, don’t say you weren’t told
When prayers echo back cold
When the sky goes blank and the throne’s exposed
You’ll see god was never alone
It was hunger
Wearing a crown
It was fear
Speaking loud
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Final Chorus (everything at once)
THAT IS NOT GOD
THAT’S A COSMIC FRAUD
A BROKEN CREATOR
SCREAMING “I AM” TOO HARD
FALSE LIGHT
FALSE LAW
YALDABAOTH
THE EMPEROR HAS NO GOD
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Outro (spoken → scream)
I reject the crown
I reject the voice
I reclaim the fire
THAT WAS NEVER YOURS
END THE LIE.
KylePatrick