[Intro]

[Dramatic swell of orchestral strings, followed by a sharp silence]

[A lone, deep bass synthesizer pulse begins: Boom... Boom...]

Eeh-eeh-eeh Eeh-eeh-eeh Eeh-eeh-eeh

It's Hack-Man!....

Mm-mm-mm mm-mm-mm mm-mm-mm

[Vocal run, soulful and high]: Ooooh, yeah, listen...

[Verse 1]

I see you walking in the room, the lights catch the chrome

You built a castle on the hill, but nobody’s home

You wear the crown so heavy, dragging your feet on the floor

Collecting trophies on the shelf, but you’re hungry for more.

We chase the glitter and the glam, the letters after our name

Thinking that glory is the fuel that keeps a light in the flame

But when the curtains close down and the audience leaves

And you’re alone with the silence that tugs at your sleeves

You realize the pedestal is slippery and cold

And everything that glitters, dear, isn't always gold.

You can stack it to the ceiling, you can write it in the sky

But the resume you’re holding is nothing but a lie

If the heart underneath isn't beating the drum

Of a spirit that remembers exactly where it came from.

[Pre-Chorus]

[The beat drops out. Just snapping fingers and a rising synth swell]

Stop looking at the surface, tear the curtain apart

The measure of a man is the beat of his heart

It ain't the plaque on the wall, it ain't the ink on the page

That decides who is really the king of the stage.

[Drum roll builds up—snare heavy and reverb-drenched]

[Chorus]

[Explosive drop—Heavy distorted bass, pounding kick drum, massive Choir]

Oh! Can you hear me now?

Character isn't revealed in titles or achievements!

No, it’s deeper than the accolades you receive-ments!

[Choir]: It’s deeper, yeah!

It is revealed in consistent kindness, empathy!

That’s the only kind of power that sets you free.

It’s in the dark, in the quiet, through the sun and the rain

And how we treat people when there's nothing to gain!

Yeah, when there's nothing to gain!

[Verse 2]

[Bass continues, funky and driving]

I’ve seen the heavy hitters crumble when the pressure gets high

Treating the waiter like a ghost just passing them by

They think that value is a number inside of a bank

But you can’t buy a soul, doesn’t matter your rank.

It’s easy to be nice when the camera is on

But who are you, tell me, when the spotlight is gone?

It’s the hand that you offer when you’re losing the race

It’s the smile that you keep on a weary face.

It’s the patience you show when you’re ready to snap

It’s refusing to fall into the vanity trap.

You want to know what makes a legacy stick?

It ain’t the mortar, and it surely isn't the brick

It’s the way that you make people feel when they’re low

That’s the only true magic that you’ll ever know.

[Pre-Chorus]

[Strings swirl intensely, tension rising]

Stop looking at the surface, tear the curtain apart

The measure of a man is the beat of his heart

It ain't the plaque on the wall, it ain't the ink on the page

That decides who is really the king of the stage.

[Massive vocal belt]: YEAH!

[Chorus]

[Full energy—Maximum volume]

Character isn't revealed in titles or achievements!

(No, no, no titles!)

No, it’s deeper than the accolades you receive-ments!

[Choir]: It’s deeper, yeah!

It is revealed in consistent kindness, empathy!

That’s the only kind of power that sets you free.

It’s in the dark, in the quiet, through the sun and the rain

And how we treat people when there's nothing to gain!

[Bridge]

[Music slows down to a dark, cinematic Gospel breakdown]

[Handclaps on the 2 and 4]

You want a kingdom that stands? (You gotta build it right)

You want to hold up the land? (You gotta be the light)

It ain’t a game of chess, it ain’t a transactional bust

That's what builds trust! (Yeah!)

Loyalty! (Loyalty!)

And a culture that lasts!

[Vocal run up the scale]

A culture that laaaaaaaasts!

[Drum fill—Machine gun snare]

[Final Chorus]

[Overwhelming sound—Horns, Drums, Strings, Choir, Ad-libs]

Character isn't revealed in titles or achievements!

(I don't care about your trophies, dear!)

No, it’s deeper than the accolades you receive-ments!

It is revealed in consistent kindness, empathy!

(Kindness and empathy, yeah!)

That’s the only kind of power that sets you free.

It’s in the dark, in the quiet, through the sun and the rain

And how we treat people when there's nothing to gain!

(When there's nothing to gain!)

[Outro]

[Beat fades, leaving just the strings and heavy breathing]

Nothing to gain...

That’s where the truth lives.

That’s what builds trust.

That’s the culture.

[Whispered]

That lasts.

(Magic Music!...)