The Architect

Verse 1

They draw lines in the dirt and they tell me to stand

They build up their walls out of shadows and sand

They look at my hands, say I'm holding too less

Measuring my soul by a standard of success

I see the sideways glances, I hear the quiet doubts

They love to count the flaws that I'm trying to work out

But they only see the surface, they only see the skin

They don't know the fire that is burning deep within.

Pre-Chorus

They talk their talk, but I'm building my throne

Taking their bricks just to construct my own

Piecing the puzzles they threw in the dirt

Stacking my victories right through the hurt

They see a mess, but I see the design

I'm putting everything together, line by line.

Chorus

'Cause they don't think I'm good enough, they look at me and shake their heads

They try to write my story with the words I never said

But I am the arkuhtect, I hold the heavy keys

I'm standing like a giant while they're waiting on my knees

Let them hold their breath, let them draw their lines

I am more than good enough, I'm lighting up the night.

Verse 2

Every single whisper is just wind against a stone

They think that I am fragile just because I walk alone

They pass around their judgments like a heavy currency

But their opinions never bought a single piece of me

I've got scars upon my knuckles from the fights they never saw

I've been building up my kingdom out of every single flaw.

Pre-Chorus

They talk their talk, but I'm building my throne

Taking their bricks just to construct my own

Piecing the puzzles they threw in the dirt

Stacking my victories right through the hurt

They see a mess, but I see the design

I'm putting everything together, line by line.

Chorus

'Cause they don't think I'm good enough, they look at me and shake their heads

They try to write my story with the words I never said

But I am the arkuhtect, I hold the heavy keys

I'm standing like a giant while they're waiting on my knees

Let them hold their breath, let them draw their lines

I am more than good enough, I'm lighting up the night.

Bridge

Let the noise fade out

Let the room go dark

They can have the doubt

But I have got the spark

They didn't build these bones

They didn't bleed this blood

I am a steady river rising up against their flood.

(Guitar/Synth Solo - High energy, triumphant)

Pre-Chorus

They talk their talk, but I'm building my throne

Taking their bricks just to construct my own

Piecing the puzzles they threw in the dirt

Stacking my victories right through the hurt

They see a mess, but I see the design

I'm putting everything together, line by line.

Chorus

'Cause they don't think I'm good enough, they look at me and shake their heads

But I just rewrite the story with the steps that I will tread

Yeah, I am the arkuhtect, I hold the heavy keys

I'm standing like a giant, I am living how I please

Let them hold their breath, let them draw their lines

I am more than good enough, I'm lighting up the night.

Outro

Yeah, I do.

I know I'm good enough.

Let the curtains rise.

Watch me run.