Something Else Entirely

On the eve of acceptance he let deceit and conjecture Burrow beneath his defenses, penetrate the recesses Of his intelligence 'til it was impossible to elevate Above his general nature, just irate for the hell of it No longer relevant with nothing to celebrate, he degraded A true degenerate waiting so patiently for the day When he could be venerated again and finally implement His administration and take over the entire nation Face it, I think I've made my case for notoriety Chasing external rewards, ignoring what lies beneath Embracing dichotomy so I can hide what motivates and Play pretend, do whatever it takes to get ahead Had the chance to make amends Chose to to raise the stakes instead and Face the threats 'cause nothing's worse than Having to allay regrets Embrace the anomaly so I can hide what motivates and Play pretend, do whatever it takes to get ahead No rest for the evil, a true threat to the dreamers He won't bend the demeanor, not a bug it's a feature Neither leader nor a teacher, just an eager pleasure seeker Whose gift for preaching could make believers Out of the weaker A scene stealer indeed with no trailer or teaser No prep work could relieve from this political theater You may think the grass is greener but I've been there and I've seen it And anywhere there are people Yeah the future looks bleaker I'm tryna teach ya I think I've made my case for notoriety Chasing external rewards, ignoring what lies beneath Embracing dichotomy so I can hide what motivates and Play pretend, do whatever it takes to get ahead Had the chance to make amends Chose to to raise the stakes instead and Face the threats 'cause nothing's worse than Having to allay regrets Embrace the anomaly so I can hide what motivates and Play pretend, do whatever it takes to get ahead