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In preparation

To prove myself worthy before the council, I'm leaking

Drenched in sweat, I lie in wait prepared to deliver the punchline

Needing to manipulate my worth before the trail

In order to expose wretched snakes in their bare skin

Oh Lord, the irony

You've sold yourself short

Only short of indulgence

You are set up now

Solely to fail

Proven to be

Inadequate

The firе in your eyes

It inspires only carеless preachers

Incompetent acceptance

You walk through thin lines with negligence

Washed up, I'm washed up in the tides

Now my dedication, questioned and meticulous

We aim to return, procuring assistance

Carrying on, my influence is strong

My influence is strong

With the horde now at your six and starboard

They'll rip the skin, exposing bone

Their towers built, laid with bricks of cardboard

Blown away by the slightest wind

The echo chamber is dampened

No longer carrying sound, cease the ensemble

The podium that once stood tall and proud

Collapsed through combustion and betrayal

The sails have burned, they have lost all momentum

It won't save them from their shame

So pretentious, was it all worth it?

Your honor, your disgraceful condescension unneeded

My influence is strong

Leveraging jurisdiction to my will

My influence is strong

May your reputation bend to my will

My influence is strong

Leveraging jurisdiction to my will

My influence is strong

May your reputation bend to my will

Prepare yourself

To stand before the council

You're drenched in sweat

Awaiting the trial prescribed

Anxious, leaking

Intended to prove your worth

Destined (Destined), languished (Languished)

Destined to sit in dirt

Your reputation will rob you blind

Proven to be inadequate