I carved an empire out of fire and stone Wrote my name on the sky so the world would know I built the walls high, made the gates strong But the hands that I fed were sharpening their own I raised them up, I gave them a crown Now they sit at my table while they tear it all down The ledgers are bleeding, the numbers deceive Every deal was a promise I was stupid to believe Numbers blur, voices war The weight of the throne cuts sharper than before The echoes of loyalty turn into lies The king of nothing, watching it all capsize Crown of sand, built it tall Watched it slip, watched it fall The storm is laughing, the court is blind They drink to my ruin, leave me behind Crown of sand, gold turned rust Every empire fades to dust I gave them my soul, my blood, my trust But power was never meant for us I wrote their paychecks, I saved their homes Now my name's a whisper like a debt unpaid They speak in daggers, they rewrite the past Erase my kingdom, leave me in the shade The court jesters wear the crowns The ones who swore they'd never let me drown The ink dries red, the ledgers burn They took my faith and used it in turn Vision cracks, reason drowns The weight of betrayal breaks what's left of my crown The whispers of reason fade into screams The king of ashes, burning in his dreams Crown of sand, built it tall Watched it slip, watched it fall The storm is laughing, the court is blind They drink to my ruin, leave me behind Crown of sand, gold turned rust Every empire fades to dust I gave them my soul, my blood, my trust But power was never meant for us I screamed at the sky, but it screamed back The wind took my words and never gave them back Is it madness, or is it truth? Was I king, or just their fool? Crown of sand, built it tall Watched it slip, watched it fall But they will never take my name It echoes loud inside the rain Crown of sand, let it fade Let the tide come wash it away I was the king, I paid the cost I lost the war, but I was never lost Let them take it, let them steal I have nothing left to feel Let the rain come, let it pour I don't build castles anymore
