I don't just kill, I leave a sign Stack your bones in perfect lines Let the distance do my work Let the rumor strike first I don't chase you when you run I want witnesses, not none Every body has a role– Some to die, some to go home They say my name before I arrive That's how I keep my empire alive I don't need armies everywhere– I let the fear do its share I build my cities out of fear Brick by brick, year by year You don't fight what you already lost You don't count the human cost I don't rule with love or law I rule with what you saw If the message's clear enough I don't have to touch a thing Mercy's just a wasted threat If they think they might forget So I make the lesson loud Carve it deep, carve it proud They'll tell their sons, their sons will tell How silence kept them safe from hell I don't haunt you in your dreams– I haunt you while you're awake I don't want your land alone I want the way your courage broke Victory isn't when you fall– It's when you never stand at all I build my cities out of fear Brick by brick, year by year You don't fight what you already lost You don't count the human cost I don't rule with love or law I rule with what you saw If the message's clear enough I don't have to touch a thing This isn't chaos This is design You call it cruelty– I call it clarity I build my cities out of fear Every scream a souvenir If you kneel before I arrive I'll let you keep your life I don't need to burn it all Just enough to make you stall Remember me when nothing moves– That's when you know I won Fear travels faster Than any army