"You thought I was gone?"

"You thought you won?"

Walked through fire, played by the rules,

Smiled through the wreckage, swallowed the truth.

You tried to erase me, bury my name,

But I built a throne out of your shame.

(Did you miss me? Did you think I'd fade?)

Now I set the stage, now I call the plays.

You built an empire, thought it would stand,

But I hold the match, and it’s slipping from your hands.

PAYBACK! You can run, but not for long,

I’m the weight in your chest when the lights are gone.

PAYBACK! Say my name, say it twice,

I’m the consequence—now you pay the price.

Cut your strings, let your kingdom fall,

Watched you climb, now I watch it all stall.

You called it power, I call it chains,

But I don’t bow, I don’t play games.

(Did you miss me? Did you think I'd fade?)

Now I set the stage, now I call the plays.

You built an empire, thought it would stand,

But I hold the match, and it’s slipping from your hands.

PAYBACK! You can run, but not for long,

I’m the weight in your chest when the lights are gone.

PAYBACK! Say my name, say it twice,

I’m the consequence—now you pay the price.

"Should’ve taken me out when you had the chance."

PAYBACK! Built this up, now watch it fall,

I was nothing—now I’m the end of it all.

PAYBACK! You made the rules, now break them right,

I was in the dark—now I own the night.