[Verse 1]
We were kids on the same cracked floor
Same scars, same blood on the door
You drew maps on your arm like war
I drew wings in the dust, wanted more
You said, "Power's the law, don’t you see?"
I said, "If I win, I set them free"
You chased crowns made of ash, burning clean
I chased dreams you called weak, called naive
[Pre-Chorus]
You called it mercy when you broke their bones
Said you’d fix the world by taking thrones
I tried to pull you back from that abyss
You swore my name, like I’m the one who did this
[Chorus]
You were wrong when you said the world needed control
I just wanted to save you, brother, save your soul
You wanted to conquer, I wanted peace
I became the hero you never wanted to see
I became the hero
You never wanted to exist
Standing in your shadow
I was born to resist
[Verse 2]
You carved rules in stone with a bloody hand
Turned our pain to a twisted plan
You said fear is the only language they understand
But I still hear our mother say, "Be kind when you can"
I wear your emblem with the colors reversed
You wear that hatred like a family curse
Every city that you claim, every heart you twist
Is another reason that I tighten my fist (yeah)
[Pre-Chorus]
You called it destiny to watch them fall
Wrote your prophecy on every wall
I broke your sigil, tore it from my wrist
You made a villain out the one who just refused to assist
[Chorus]
You were wrong when you said the world needed control
I just wanted to save you, brother, save your soul
You wanted to conquer, I wanted peace
I became the hero you never wanted to see
I became the hero
You never wanted to exist
Standing in your shadow
I was born to resist
[Bridge]
If I beat you, do I lose you for good? (for good)
If I leave you, do I stain what was ours? (what was ours)
I still see the kid in the mirror that you could’ve been
But I’m drawing this line like a scar
[Chorus]
You were wrong when you said the world needed control
I just wanted to save you, brother, save your soul
You wanted to conquer, I wanted peace
I became the hero you never wanted to see
I became the hero
You never wanted to exist
Your perfect empire
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