00:01In the shadows of the crown
00:09They sit, they always sat
00:42There is a council older than the flags we wave
00:47Advisors to the kings, guardians of the cage
00:50Born in the city of brotherly love, 1904
00:54Funded by the oil barons, hand behind a polished door
00:58They called it the talented tenth
01:00One in ten they chose
01:02To rise above the barrel while the rust stayed closed
01:06Greek blood in the name, council of the chiefs they say
01:10But the logo tells a different tale in the light of day
01:14Half lion, half something else
01:17Paw on the skull or the urn of ash
01:20They smile for the cameras
01:22While the rest of us crash
01:28The gatekeepers of the people
01:31The ones who never fall
01:34They wear the mask of excellence
01:38But answer to a higher call
01:42You see the faces on the screens
01:46You hear the anthems rise
01:49But the ones who know the real song
01:53Are the ones who never die
02:01Look at the empire builder from the projects who rose
02:04Look at the charismatic voice who walked through every door that closed
02:08Look at the master of the wildest parties in the media throne
02:12All sitting at the same table, the oil baron once owned
02:16The court legend joined after the court ruled a storm
02:20First the older brotherhood, then the higher circle kept him warm
02:23He flew too close to the lawsuit against the pharmaceutical throne
02:27And the far world then won Sunday
02:29And the legend was gone
02:31Half lion, half something else
02:34Paw on the skull or the urn of ash
02:37They smile for the cameras
02:40While the rest of us crash
02:45The gatekeepers of the people
02:48The ones who never fall
02:52They wear the mask of excellence
02:55But answer to a higher call
02:59You see the faces on the screens
03:03You hear the anthems rise
03:06But the ones who know the real song
03:10Are the ones who never die
03:17They rewrote the garden
03:20They renamed the land
03:21They deleted the books
03:23They taught us to stand in the line
03:25They designed while the council stayed seated
03:28The ones who sued the wrong power
03:30Were the ones who got deleted
03:32The current core king knew the weather that day
03:35The loud voice on the sports deck still sits in the shade
03:39Nine divine sisters
03:41Nine knights all around
03:43The same circle that circles while the world stays back
03:47The gatekeepers of the people
03:50The gatekeepers of the people
03:51Now you see the face
03:53The ones who never fall
03:58Still run the race
04:01You saw the legend fall
04:03You saw the parties end
04:05You saw the charismatic voice
04:07The boy as the empire builder
04:10Still stand as friends
04:15The ones who now
04:18Already knew
04:22The ones who listen
04:25Will know
04:27Will know
04:28Will know
04:29It too
04:31Will know
04:37The council never left the room
04:40They just changed the name of the tomb
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