“You hear my steps
Long before I speak
I don’t ask for worship
But I don’t bow to the weak “
“You come with fire
You come with sand
This empire was built
With chains and hands “
“I was born with war in my name
The son of conquest, fire, and flame
My father ruled while others knelt.
My gods demand what I have felt”
“A prince with law etched in stone
Taught to protect all that I own
This land was carved by blood and fear
I wear the crown they built right here “
“You want me soft
You want me kind
But kindness cracks
The souls I bind “
“I am Pharaoh, God among men
I guard the walls. I guard the pen
You see a cage, I see the plan
You see a slave, I see a man “
“You call me hard
I call it love
I guard the peace
You are dreaming of”
“They came like dust
And made their home
Now they rise
They are overgrown “
“They speak in riddles
Sing in moans
They birth their armies
Under my stones “
“They build my cities
And clean my gates
But curse my bread
Upon their plates “
“This throne was mine
Before I knew
What thrones can take
What power chews”
“You say I am cruel
But I am just king
And kings do not break
For trembling things “
“I am Pharaoh, God among men
I will not bend to your wind again
You see a shepherd, staff, and flame
I see a nation scorched with shame”
“I rule alone
I bleed in gold
I hold the line
I will not be told “
“You call it hard
I call it home
And I will never
Let your people go “
