The Suffering King

[Verse 1] Gold in my hands Dust in my lungs Every road I've run Left me undone I chased the light They told me to find But the closer I got The more I went blind Every promise tasted sweet Like honey on a blade Every crown they placed on me Was another grave I made [Pre-Chorus] I learned to worship what the world applauds Measure my pulse by the price it costs Built my identity out of noise and praise A hollow cathedral of brighter days Every ladder reaching to the sky Every rung another alibi For the anchor buried deep inside A king with nothing left to hide [Chorus 1] I tasted every fruit they said would make me whole But every victory just carved another hole I held the gold, but it turned to sand A dying kingdom in my hands All these crowns, all these scars Built my prison out of stars If this is everything I'm meant to be Why does it feel like the end of me? [Verse 2] Strip it away All I became Was smoke and mirrors and borrowed names I stood on a mountain of everything gained And felt the silence remain What is a throne when the soul is alone? What is a crown when your heart turns to stone? Let it burn! Let it fall! I was never alive after all! [Pre-Chorus 2] I learned to worship what the world applauds Measure my pulse by the price it costs Every ladder reaching to the sky Every rung another alibi [Chorus 2] I tasted every fruit they said would make me whole But every victory just carved another hole I held the gold, but it turned to sand A broken empire in my hands If this is everything I'm meant to be Why does it feel like the end of me? [Breakdown] WHAT DID WE GAIN? NOTHING BUT PAIN WHAT DID WE WIN? A KINGDOM OF SIN WHAT DID IT BRING? A SUFFERING KING [Final Chorus] I tasted every fruit they said would make me whole But every victory just carved another hole I dropped the gold and it fell like sand No dying kingdom in my hands If losing everything sets me free Then let this be ... ... the end of me! [Outro] Let it fall! Let it die! All I chased Was a lie ...