[Verse] A palace of mirrors reflects my name Each corner whispers Yet sounds the same Gold weighs heavy It chills my veins But a hollow crown can't stop the rain [Chorus] I hold the world But it's slipping through The more I take The less I do A heartless throne A loveless view Something's missing Something true [Verse 2] The laughter fades where the banquet ends Empty chairs replace my friends The wine runs dry The silence bends And I can't buy the love that mends [Prechorus] I built my walls too high to climb Now I'm trapped inside my own design [Chorus] I hold the world But it's slipping through The more I take The less I do A heartless throne A loveless view Something's missing Something true [Bridge] I gave the orders I broke the ties I watched the stars fall from the skies But power's hollow It can't disguise The ache inside The soul that cries
