The rollout concludes with “The Prize,” a massive, arena-sized requiem for the man who used to care what you thought. After half a century of pouring blood into the mortar of other people’s castles and starving to the bone, Vance Vegas finally severs the roots. This isn’t a request for validation; it’s a royal decree issued from a fortified, cold kingdom. The establishment and the “family” who only called when the well was dry are banished from the map, replaced by the crushing weight of self-ownership.
The production is gargantuan—low rumbling bass synths, sweeping orchestral strings, and a “Wall of Sound” chorus that hits with the force of a giant walking. Vance’s vocals climb from a weary grit to a roar of enlightenment, declaring that the man you knew has been erased. The sacrifice is over, the drawbridge is lowered, and the device is shattered.
As the heavy guitars fade into a peaceful, lingering melody, the message is clear: the only person left to spread love to is yourself. The “one for all” lie is dead, and the “Prize” has finally been claimed by the only person who earned it. The long haul is over; the king is home, and the silence is finally peaceful.
Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Half a century, I carried the stone
Building up your castles, while I starved to the bone
Poured my blood in the mortar, gave my breath to the flame
Never asked for a parade, you never whispered my name
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Hear my decree, you who feast on my land
The harvest is over, grain slips through your hand
I sever the roots of the tree I would tend
My labor is finished, this is the end
[Chorus]
No more love to spread!
No more time to give!
No more one for all!
Only one life to live!
Can’t hear your cries
Because I...AM THE PRIZE! (PRIZE!)
[Verse 2]
Pushed my body right down to the absolute brink
Chest tight, vision fading, I was closer than you think
Almost dropped dead on the altar of your needs
You just stepped over my back to plant your selfish seeds
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Hear my decree, you who watched me fall
The blood that I shed buys no mercy for you all
I banish the blind who ignored the sacrifice
Lower the drawbridge and shatter the device
[Chorus]
No more love to spread!
No more time to give!
No more one for all!
Only one life to live!
Can’t hear your cries
Because I...AM THE PRIZE! (PRIZE!)
[Verse 3]
Friends only called when the well was running dry
Family just smiled while they looked me in the eye
Hand in my pocket and a knife behind my back
Society watched while my spirit turned to black
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Hear my decree, you who wear the masks of kin
The treasury is empty, you cannot enter in
I exile the beggars who only took my gold
The kingdom of my heart is now fortified and cold
[Chorus]
No more love to spread!
No more time to give!
No more one for all!
Only one life to live!
Can’t hear your cries
Because I...AM THE PRIZE! (PRIZE!)
[Bridge]
I am the sweat!
I am the blood!
I dragged you all right out of the mud!
Nothing for you!
Everything for me!
I finally open my eyes and I see!
I SEE!
[Verse 4]
Standing in the silence, walking my own road.
For the first time in my life, I dropped the heavy load.
Fifty years a servant, today I am the king.
I don’t need your validation, I don’t need a single thing.
[Pre-Chorus 4]
Hear my decree, to the world I leave behind
The man that you knew is erased from your mind
I claim sovereignty over every breath I take
The past is an empire I gladly forsake
[Chorus]
No more love to spread!
No more time to give!
No more one for all!
Only one life to live!
Can’t hear your cries
Because I...AM THE PRIZE! (PRIZE!)
[Chorus]
No more love to spread!
No more time to give!
No more one for all!
Only one life to live!
Can’t hear your cries
Because I… AM THE PRIZE! (PRIZE!)
[Outro]
Yeah, I am the prize…
All for one…
Just me.
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