[Intro]
Look! Up in the air
(Right there… the latest scare)
[Grungy Bass, Distorted Guitar, Punchy Drums]
Yeah…
(Yeah, yeah)
From nothing… to something… maybe too much…
(And such)
[Verse 1]
Started out crawling in the dust of the street
No rhythm in the walk, no heat in the beat
Talked big dreams with a broken tone
But never really built it on their own
Always pointing fingers at the sky
Blaming the world for the reason why
Nothing ever seemed to stick
Just another shortcut trick
[Pre-Chorus]
Then somebody flipped the frame
Rebranded the blame
Gave it a mask, gave it a name
And suddenly everything changed
[Chorus]
You took a down and dirty
(Nitty gritty)
No good loser
(Wanna be poser)
And turned ’em into a super power
(The aftertaste is sour)
Built up fast, but it won’t empower
(Just a hollow tower)
[Instrumental Break – Driving Rhythm, Rising Synth, Sharp Guitar Stabs]
[Verse 2]
Now they walk like they own the place
Same old story, different face
Confidence stitched from borrowed thread
Echoing words someone else said
Crowds gather like it’s all real
But nobody’s sure what they should feel
Shiny surface, shaky ground
Truth gets lost in the sound
[Pre-Chorus]
Every myth needs a spark
Even if it’s just in the dark
Turn a weakness into disguise
Sell the story, watch it rise
[Chorus]
You took a down and dirty
(Nitty gritty)
No good loser
(Wanna be poser)
And turned ’em into a super power
(The aftertaste is sour)
Built it high in a single hour
(But it won’t empower)
[Bridge]
Such a contradiction
(Is stranger than fiction)
Power born from imitation
Masked in self-declaration
Truth and image start to blur
What they are and what they were
[Breakdown – Minimal Beat, Echoed Vocals]
Super… power…
Or just borrowed hours…
Super… power…
Built on crumbling towers…
[Final Chorus – Full Band, Heavy Drums, Layered Vocals]
You took a down and dirty
(Nitty gritty)
No good loser
(Wanna be poser)
And turned ’em into a super power
(The aftertaste is sour)
Every rise comes with a counter
(Truth gets louder)
What was weak becomes a flower
(But it still won’t empower)
[Outro]
[Distorted Guitar Fades, Static, Low Drone]
From nothing dressed up as something new…
A super power built on what isn’t true…
From the album “Stranger Than Fiction“