Crown of ashes

Verse 1)

I’m a sinner dressed in armor,

With a halo made of rust,

Every promise that I slaughtered

Still screams inside the dust.

I stitched my scars into a banner,

Raised it high above the flame,

But the mirror shows a phantom

That refuses to take blame.

(Pre-Chorus)

Can you hear the choir singing,

Or is it just my head still ringing?

Every truth I tried to bury

Grows into a monster, scary.

(Chorus)

I wear a crown of ashes,

Built from every bridge I’ve burned.

My past still cuts in flashes,

But I never seem to learn.

I’m the hero and the villain,

In the story that I write,

Dancing on the edge of killing

Every demon in my sight.

(Verse 2 – Rap-style delivery)

Yeah—

Load the gun with my regrets, pull the trigger just to test it,

Life’s a game I never win, but I still flex like I’m invested.

Every lie’s a poison pill, I chew it up, I love the thrill,

I’m a prisoner of chaos, but I’m running the asylum still.

(Breakdown – screamed)

I AM THE NIGHTMARE YOU CREATED,

THE SAINT THAT YOU BETRAYED.

YOU PRAYED FOR MY SALVATION,

BUT I’D RATHER ROT DECAYED!

(Chorus – bigger, layered vocals)

I wear a crown of ashes,

Built from every bridge I’ve burned.

My past still cuts in flashes,

But I never seem to learn.

I’m the hero and the villain,

In the story that I write,

Dancing on the edge of killing

Every demon in my sight.

(Outro – soft, haunting)

So let the ashes fall,

Let the ashes fall…

Even kings made of shadows

Have to answer when they’re called.