The ice is thin beneath the velvet light Another ghost is dancing in the night A secret kept, a bullet with your name We’re playing pieces of a dying game The city's breathing, but the air is cold A million secrets and they've all been sold A fingerprint upon a broken glass Watching the minutes of the countdown pass... In the shadow of the crown we fall Where the winners never take it all Every lie is painted gold, every truth is bought and sold Through the fire and the heavy rain A bitter truth that turns the blood to ice The endgame starts with one last roll of dice The world is burning as the walls come down Shadow of the crown (Shadow of the crown) A black-tie killer with a glass of gin Deciding where the tragedy begins Encrypted hearts and eyes behind the glass Watching the ghosts of the empire pass A cold embrace within a warm machine Searching for truth in spaces in-between No time for mercy, no room for regret The debt is high, but we haven't paid it yet In the shadow of the crown we fall Where the winners never take it all Every lie is painted gold, every truth is bought and sold Through the fire and the heavy rain A bitter truth that turns the blood to ice The endgame starts with one last roll of dice The world is burning as the walls come down Living in the shadow of the crown The clock is ticking in the hollow halls The silence echoes off the marble walls One step forward nowhere left to run The smoking barrel of a golden gun In the shadow of the crown we fall Where the winners never take it all Every lie is painted gold, every truth is bought and sold Through the fire and the heavy rain A bitter truth that turns the blood to ice The endgame starts with one last roll of dice The world is burning as the walls come down Living in the shadow of the crown
