the burning crown

(shhhh) Sparks crawl up the velvet dark,

a slow and hungry tide

Every shadow wears the ash of promises that died

I strike the match against my ribs,

I feed the flame my name

The smoke is thick with yesterday,

the oxygen is blame

Fire in the crown,

heavy on my head

Burning down the kingdom,

burning down the bed Keep running through the wreckage,

keep running through the heat

But nothing stops the wildfire from dragging you beneath

You can't outrun the ashes when the fire claims the throne It's

burning you down,

burning you down to the bone

Sprint across the splintered floorboards,

lungs full of the black The devil doesn't chase you when he's

already at your back

Melted gold is dripping from the halo that you wore

Every single exit is a mouth that wants you more

Run until your footsteps turn to cinder and to dust

Run until the iron in your blood begins to rust There is

no water left to save the sovereign or the slave The crown

was always kindling, and the fire is the grave

Fire in the crown,

heavy on my head

Burning down the kingdom,

burning down the bed Keep running through the wreckage,

keep running through the heat

But nothing stops the wildfire from dragging you beneath

You can't outrun the ashes when the fire claims the throne It's

burning you down,

burning you down to the

bone (ahhhh)