[Intro — whispered, menacing, low strings trembling] Shhh… Do you feel that? Their hope… swelling. Time to crush it. [Verse 1 — calculating, dark confidence] Let them gather, let them whisper, let them plan their little schemes— Every spark they try to kindle only feeds my darker dreams. They believe their fragile courage Makes them harder to defeat… But they forget the rule of battles: Mercy is the mark of the weak. [Chant — ensemble, low & rhythmic] (Hold them down… hold them down…) [Pre-Chorus — rising intimidation] They think we’ll crumble, But they don’t understand— Power isn’t given… It’s taken by command. [Chorus — explosive, sinister authority] So drag them to their knees— Make the ground shake underneath them. Break the pride they tried to keep, Tear the hope they dared to breathe in. If they rise, we strike harder, If they run, we chase farther. We don’t bargain with the weak— We drag them to their knees. [Chant — ensemble louder, more savage] (To their knees… to their knees…) [Verse 2 — venomous, cold] Let them shout about their justice, let them choke on every vow— All their promises mean nothing when they stand before us now. We will grind their trembling future Under boots that bear our name— Let them learn that hope is brittle When it’s built against our flame. [Pre-Chorus — sharper, harsher] They think defiance saves them— But defiance burns the same. If they want to fan the fire, We will smother out the flame. [Chorus — heavier, commanding] So drag them to their knees— Make the ground shake underneath them. Break the pride they tried to keep, Tear the hope they dared to breathe in. If they rise, we strike harder, If they run, we chase farther. We don’t bargain with the weak— We drag them to their knees. [Bridge — whispered → roaring] Let them think their strength is growing… (It’s illusion… delusion…) Let them march into the darkness Where our shadows are consuming. We were born to be the terror That their stories warn about— So let the world remember How we snuff the brave ones out. [Final Chorus — cinematic, monstrous] Drag them to their knees— Make the stars above look away from them. Let their courage split and bleed ’Cause they dared to stand against us then. If they rise, we descend, If they beg, we don’t bend— We are kings of every scream… We drag them to their knees.

Drag Them to Their Knees