[Verse 1] I built a home from stone and smoke Under a flag that I would hold You came with hands of painted gold But left me cold I kept your name in a secret hall I kept your ghost on the highest wall Now every vow you tried to sell Turns into dust [Pre-Chorus] Hear the gate Hear it shake I don't kneel for the borrowed crown Look at me now [Chorus] Crown of ashes, crown of ashes I wear the burn, I wear the burn Crown of ashes, crown of ashes I rise again, I rise again You wanted reign I wanted truth (Truth) Crown of ashes, crown of ashes I burn for me, I burn for you [Verse 2] Your silver speech had a velvet knife Cut through the bread, cut through the light I fed the wolves you kept in line Now they know my face I walk the seam of a shattered day No prayer in me, no debts to pay Just one black star and a lion's breath Under my chest [Pre-Chorus] Hear the gate Hear it shake I don't kneel for the borrowed crown Look at me now [Chorus] Crown of ashes, crown of ashes I wear the burn, I wear the burn Crown of ashes, crown of ashes I rise again, I rise again You wanted reign I wanted truth (Truth) Crown of ashes, crown of ashes I burn for me, I burn for you [Bridge] Let the bells crack Let the banners fall I was the ruin You were never all Now the sky opens Wide and white I step through the flame Into my own night [Final Chorus] Crown of ashes, crown of ashes I wear the burn, I wear the burn Crown of ashes, crown of ashes I rise again, I rise again You wanted reign I wanted truth (Truth) Crown of ashes, crown of ashes I burn for me, I burn for you
