

You put a crown upon my sorrow And called it beautiful to
see
You made a queen out of a hostage Then asked for loyalty
I walked through mirrors I slept with ghosts
I learned the language Of wanting most
Every secret has a throne
Every lover dies alone
In a crown of shadows
I will stand
With the night
In my hand
If you leave me
Cold and hollow
I will rule
In a crown of shadows
You built your palace from my silence You made my mercy look
like gold But I have watched your empire tremble
And I have learned to let it go
No more kneeling
No more flame
No more wearing Someone else’s shame
Take your throne Take your lies I was born To survive
In a crown
of shadows I will stand With the storm
In my hand If I break
I will not follow I
will rise In a crown of
shadows (ahhh) (ooh)
Crown of shadows