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.

Rap metal, Metalcore, post hardcore, alternative metal, pop punk