You warned me pride would lead me under So I buried every spark of me But silence only fed the hunger And hunger starved the rest of me I took one step outside your shadow And then I fell into the flame If freedom is my holy hurdle Then suffering must be my name I heard your words but couldn’t follow through I only ever wanted to be like you A perfect image built from something untrue A shape I was never meant to fit into So I wear this Crown of Shame Call it ego, call it blame I couldn't stand inside the fire Burned by the light I tried to tame I sit upon this lonely throne Buried by the guilt I've grown I couldn't walk the path you laid I stepped ahead — now I'm alone You burned your name inside my marrow And called my every doubt a sin But lies can masquerade as halos When you kneel but there's nothing within I feel the judgement that you gave me I hear your voice inside my head I still remember how you saved me Some nights I wish I died instead I heard your words but couldn’t follow through I only ever wanted to be like you A perfect image built from something untrue A shape I was never meant to fit into So I wear this Crown of Shame Call it ego, call it blame I couldn't stand inside the fire Burned by the light I tried to tame I sit upon this lonely throne Buried by the guilt I've grown I couldn't walk the path you laid I stepped ahead — now I'm alone Maybe you were right Maybe I’m too broken to reclaim Maybe I should kneel Back inside the fence you made be my hope was just a dream So I wear this Crown of Shame Call it ego, call it blame I couldn't stand inside the fire Burned by the light I tried to tame So I wear this Crown of Shame Call it ego, call it blame I couldn't stand inside the fire Burned by the light I tried to tame I sit upon this lonely throne Buried by the guilt I've grown I couldn't walk the path you laid I stepped ahead — now I'm alone
