Crown of Rust

[Verse 1]
Spit in the sink
Blood on the mirror
Name in the dust
Getting smaller
Thinner
Knuckles all split
From a fight with my past
Every cracked tooth grin
Says this won’t last
[Chorus]
I wear a crown of rust
Heavy on my head
But I won’t break
Bend in the weight of the trust
That all of you threw away
If every scar is a judge
Let ’em circle
Let ’em all berate
I wear a crown of rust
But I decide what it makes
[Verse 2]
Friends like smoke
All gone in the daylight
Cold black phone
Lighting up with the silence
Dig my heels in
In this flooded room
If this ship goes down
I’ll be steering the doom (yeah)
[Chorus]
I wear a crown of rust
Heavy on my head
But I won’t break
Bend in the weight of the trust
That all of you threw away
If every scar is a judge
Let ’em circle
Let ’em all berate
I wear a crown of rust
But I decide what it makes
[Bridge]
Let the sky fall flat
I’ve already cracked inside
You can carve your words
I’m still here
Tongue tied
Then I bite through the bit
Spit the metal taste out
I’m the storm you built
When you chose your doubt (hey!)
[Chorus]
I wear a crown of rust
Heavy on my head
But I won’t break
Bend in the weight of the trust
That all of you threw away
If every scar is a judge
Let ’em circle
Let ’em all berate
I wear a crown of rust
Watch me rise from the weight

metal, High-energy modern metal with dropped-tuned guitars, sharp palm-muted verses that erupt into a wide, melodic chorus. Double-kick gallop under screaming lead male vocals, then open into soaring harmonies on the hook. Mid-song half-time breakdown with chugging riffs and dissonant lead lines, then a final layered gang-vocal chant to close.