I had to build a monster just to clear the path
A version of me that could handle the wrath
The world was a hammer and I was the nail
So I became the iron so I wouldn't fail
I designed the armor I designed the cold
A different kind of story that had to be told
Now the war is over and the sky is clear
But the monster is the only one living in here
He's the one who's winning he's the one with the name
While the person I was is just a flickering flame
I'm a guest in a life that I worked to create
Locked on the inside of my own gate
I'm living in the shadow of the man I built
Trophies in the front and a heart full of guilt
The identity is gone but the success is real
Success is real
I'm the architect of a beautiful cage
Turning the leaf on a dark-hearted page
I'm finally the version that doesn't have to feel
Doesn't have to feel
You wanted the strength but you lost the grace
Now there's a stranger in your familiar face
The struggle demanded a different soul
But the version you made is taking total control
You're a king in the mirror but a ghost in the light
The architect's shadow is owning the night
Where is he
Who am I
The beautiful truth
In a successful lie
He's gone
I'm living in the shadow of the man I built
Trophies in the front and a heart full of guilt
The identity is gone but the success is real
Success is real
I'm the architect of a beautiful cage
Turning the leaf on a dark-hearted page
I'm finally the version that doesn't have to feel
Doesn't have to feel
Who's driving