I was the shoulders that you stood on to reach
The one who was practicing while you were starting to preach
I carried the stones and i mixed the cement
While you were busy wondering where the time went
Now the building is high and the view is so grand
You're acting like you did it with your own two hand
You erased my name from the side of the wall
But you forgot who is holding the base of it all
The amnesia is convenient when you're sitting at the top
Waiting for the moment that the credit is going to drop
I'm the secret ingredient you're trying to hide
The version of the truth that is dying inside
I'm the ghost architect of the life you live
I've got nothing left of the mercy to give
I'm the villain of the story because i want my due
Want my due
I built the kingdom and i'll burn it to the ground
Before i let the silence be the only sound
I'm the shadow that is coming to collect from you
Collect from you
The spotlight is bright but the foundation is me
The only part of the story you don't want to see
You're wearing the glory like a stolen coat
While i'm the one who is keeping the vision afloat
The isolation is better than the lie you sell
I'd rather be the ruler of a lonely hell
I carried you
I made you
And now
I'll fade you
I'm the ghost architect of the life you live
I've got nothing left of the mercy to give
I'm the villain of the story because i want my due
Want my due
I built the kingdom and i'll burn it to the ground
Before i let the silence be the only sound
I'm the shadow that is coming to collect from you
Collect from you
I can take it all back