They grew beneath the same tall walls
Where marble swallowed childhood calls
One wore gold like it was skin
One felt fire growing within
They learned to rule, they learned to stand
To command a throne, to move a land
But one would hear a different Name
One would never bow the same
The desert burned, the voice was clear
This is not the end, it's here
Let my people go, please
I'm asking while there's still a choice
Before the river changes course
Before you hear a different voice
Let my people go, please
Before the night comes down slow
I would spare you if I could
Just let my people go
The Nile ran red beneath the Sun
Yet still he said: It's not undone
Frogs in temples, skies of hail
Every warning told the tale
Darkness fell at noon like stone
Still pride held tighter to the throne
He saw the fear behind the crown
But would not let his power drown
Mercy knocked more than once
Judgment waited at the door
Let my people go, please
Before the cost is something real
Before the cry at midnight breaks
Through every house you swore to seal
Let my people go, please
I won't ask you anymore
The sea is closer than you think
Don't make this be a war
I don't want your empire dust
I don't want your name undone
But there's a line you cannot cross
When you stand against the One
You hear me as your brother still
But soon you'll hear the tide
And mercy doesn't shout forever
It steps aside
Let my people go, please
This is the last time I will speak
Before the waters learn your name
And swallow chariots and kings
Let my people go, please
While the door is open wide
I would rather walk away
Than watch you drown in pride