I CAME TO COLLECT

Intro Relax. I didn’t come for everything. Just what you owe me.

Verse 1 You built your house on borrowed money Built your name on borrowed lies Wore my trust around your shoulders Like a coat that fit your size You shook my hand and called me brother While you counted what you’d take Left me nothing but the lesson And one debt you couldn’t shake Now the lamps are burning low And your hired men look pale Funny how a rich man trembles When the locks begin to fail

Pre-Chorus I don’t need your gold Don’t need your land I came for what you stole When you mistook me for a weaker man

Chorus I came to collect Every promise, every debt Every mile you made me crawl Every name you made me beg I came to collect You can pray, but don’t forget The devil keeps a ledger— And your name is written red COLLECT! WHAT YOU OWE!

Verse 2 You bought judges, bought the sheriff Bought the preacher one more drink Paid good men to lose their memory Paid the rest of them to blink You told everyone I vanished Said the desert took my bones But the desert taught me patience And the dark showed me your home I don’t need to raise my voice I don’t need to make a scene A man who knows the final number Doesn’t argue over fees

Chorus I came to collect Every favor left unpaid Every scar you called a bargain Every grave your money made I came to collect No forgiveness, no regret You can hide behind your fortune— But your fortune can’t forget You kept asking What this would cost you. Everything.

Bridge I lost years You lost sleep I lost blood You lost peace You had money You had men I had time And I came back with interest

Breakdown One for the trust One for the shame One for the night You buried my name One for the lie You swore was true And one final debt— Me and you I came to collect Every promise, every debt You can count your silver twice— You still won’t have enough left I came to collect Let the whole damn town object The law may call you innocent— But the ledger says you’re next I came to collect No mercy and no safety net You spent years buying tomorrow— I came tonight to cash the check I CAME— TO COLLECT! PAY YOUR— GODDAMN DEBT!

Outro Account settled.

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