Paper Tigers

(Verse 1)  
They strut in suits, all polished lies  
Flash their teeth, but dead inside  
Empty threats behind closed doors  
Cowards dressed for civil war  

(Pre-Chorus)  
They bark commands, they fake the fight  
But tremble in the dead of night  
Their claws are cardboard, hearts are thin  
We see the fear beneath their skin  

(Chorus)  
Paper tigers, tearing at the seams  
Roaring loud in manufactured dreams  
You ain't the fire, you're just the smoke  
A joke in gold, a power hoax  

(Verse 2)  
They write the rules, then break 'em fast  
Hide behind their puppet cast  
Marching bands of hollow pride  
But we won’t kneel, we won’t abide  

(Bridge)  
We spit on crowns made out of glue  
Your empire’s built on fear, not truth  
We’re the storm you tried to tame  
Now feel the wrath, now feel the flame  

(Breakdown)  
Paper claws, paper teeth  
Paper rage beneath belief  
We’re the ink that stains your name  
We’re the fire, you’re the shame  

(Chorus)  
Paper tigers, tearing at the seams  
Roaring loud in manufactured dreams  
You ain't the fire, you're just the smoke  
A joke in gold, a power hoax  

(Outro)  
So keep your throne of plastic pride  
We’ll burn it down from deep inside  
Your legacy? A shredded file  
Paper tigers—weak and vile

Punk / Metal