Hollow Crown

You wear the crown, but it's hollow inside. Gold on the surface, but the soul's been denied. Every jewel on your head is a debt you Owe. Every step to the throne makes the cracks All show. I've seen kings starve while the court Gets fed. Watched prophets get rich off the prayers Of the dead. Power's a poison dressed up in Light. It steals your sleep, and it owns your Nights. Hollow crown on a crooked throne. What's the weight of gold when you're all alone? You can rule the land, you can claim the Sky, but the hollow crown don't mean you're Alive. They cheer your name, but they curse your soul. Every smile you see's just a lie they sold. The banquet's full, but the plates are stained with The blood of the truth that you can't reclaim. You traded peace for a kingdom's fear. Trapped in a cage made of what you wear. Your scepter's heavy, but your voice is gone, And the walls you built keep the daylight shunned. Hollow crown on a crooked throne. What's the weight of gold when you're all alone? You can rule the land, you can claim the Sky, but the hollow crown don't mean you're Alive. Oh, Oh-oh-oh. Oh-oh-oh. Oh-oh-oh. Oh-oh-oh. Oh-oh-oh. Oh. I'd rather bleed free than reign in chains. Rather be lost than own what's stained. If the crown kills the man, then let it Fall, 'cause a hollow king is no king at All. Oh. Hollow crown on a crooked throne. What's the weight of gold when you're all alone? You can rule the land, you can claim the Sky, but the hollow crown don't mean you're Alive. The gold will fade, and the night will show That a hollow crown has no soul to know.