City Lights Rule

[Intro] [Verse 1] Headlights cut the rain, another midnight drive Empty passenger seat, just me and the skyline Reflections in the glass, the past is blurry-eyed "Welcome to your life" echoes from the other side Streetlights paint the pavement, memories on replay Silent conversations with the ghosts I couldn’t save This engine’s humming low, a lullaby of doubt Running from the noise but can’t d***n the voices out [Pre-Drop] (Hi-hats roll like thunder, snare cracks the air) World spins faster… can’t catch my breath out here (Vocals chop and stutter, filter lifts its veil) Is this glory? Or just another jail? [Chorus] **Everybody wants to rule the world…** (Yeah) But the crown’s heavy, watch the diamonds swirl City lights bleed, a kaleidoscope of pain Chasing power, but it’s pouring down like rain **Everybody wants to rule the world…** (Whoa) Got the weight of it all, watch the curtains unfurl Empty throne in a castle made of smoke Just another broken promise that I spoke [Post-Chorus] Rule the world… (Reverb fades) (808 tail rumbles, pad swells cold) Rule the… world… [Verse 2] Same old highway, different kind of lost Paying for the future with the bridges that I crossed Piano keys drip slow, like tears on chrome Trying to find a home in this concrete alone Guitar strings whisper, "What you running for?" The finish line’s a mirage, always wanting more These city walls are closing, shadows start to climb Ruled by the silence, running out of time [Final Drop] **EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD!** (Heavy 808 slams, snare snaps tight) Yeah! Can you feel it break? **EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD!** (Ad-libs swirl: "Whoa…" "Yeah…") But the kingdom’s built on heartache! [Outro]