Lesser Man

Verse 1)

You wore the crown of borrowed pride

Built your throne on others’ lives

Spoke in tongues of hollow grace

But every word was a slap to the face

(Pre-Chorus)

I saw through the smoke and gold

Your empire’s just a lie retold

(Chorus)

You’re the lesser man, dressed up in fear

A shadow king, nowhere near

I won’t kneel, I won’t obey

Your name will fade, mine will stay

(Verse 2)

You stitched your suit with stolen thread

Fed on dreams the broken bled

Played the saint with bloodstained hands

But truth won’t bow to your demands

(Bridge)

I carved my scars into stone

Built my strength from being alone

You tried to break what you can’t command

But I’m not yours—I never am

(Final Chorus)

You’re the lesser man, masked in control

A paper god with no soul

I rise from ash, I spit your brand

You’ll never crush what you don’t understand

You’re the lesser man…

And I’m the storm you can’t withstand