Lyrics
Verse 1
You said we’d rise, you said we’d grow,
But all you built was pain below,
You sold us dreams in rust and gold,
And left us cold, and left us sold.
You crowned yourself with blood and blame,
And wrote your laws in smoke and shame,
You called it peace, we call it chains,
Your mercy burns in others’ veins.
Chorus
Choke on your name, you carved in stone,
Choke on your throne, you sit alone,
You took our world, you stole our flame,
Now drown in echoes of your name.
Verse 2
You fed us words, but starved our minds,
You drew the lines the blind define,
You turned our hope to debt and war,
And told us truth was wanting more.
You played the god, the saint, the king,
While we bled out for everything,
You built a cage, you called it right,
And slept in silk while we lost sight.
Chorus
Choke on your name, you carved in stone,
Choke on your throne, you sit alone,
You took our world, you stole our flame,
Now drown in echoes of your name.
Bridge
The sky won’t save you, not this time,
Your gold can’t wash away the crime,
The ghosts you’ve made are waking fast,
They’ll tear your banners, make them last.
You’ll beg for light, you’ll beg for air,
But none will come, no soul will care,
For every life your hunger claimed,
The world cries out your cursed name.
Verse 3
The smoke still clings to all you’ve done,
Your towers crack beneath the sun,
The crowds you ruled now walk the flame,
And spit the ash that bears your name.
You sowed despair, you reaped the crown,
But now the hands you crushed pull down,
Your legacy’s a choking sound,
A whisper buried in the ground.
Chorus
Choke on your name, you carved in stone,
Choke on your throne, you sit alone,
You took our world, you stole our flame,
Now drown in echoes of your name.
Outro
The earth will breathe when you are gone,
The dawn will break, the chains undone,
The lies you built will turn to clay,
And fade like ghosts of yesterday.
We’ll raise the world from what you maim,
Reclaim the fire, reclaim the flame,
And when your empire burns away,
You’ll choke on your own name that day.
