[Intro] [Verse 1] Wake up the halls where the old kings rust Wake up the wolves in the banners’ dust The throne is cracked, but the fire remains And I hear it calling through the iron chains You wear your names like a funeral shroud You praise dead blood while the jackals grow loud If the crown still shines in a dying land Then rise, or break by my hand [Pre-Chorus] I did not come for gold I did not come to bow I came to set the sleeping throne On fire here and now [Chorus] No crown, no kneeling Raise the sleeping banner high No crown, no kneeling Wake the old blood or let it die No crown, no kneeling March where the ravens fly No crown, no kneeling I will make this kingdom rise [Verse 2] Bring me the weak with a kingly name Bring me the lord with a spine of flame I’ll carve him a road through the teeth of war And teach the world what a throne is for Let cowards whisper of sacred law I count the cracks in the gates I saw If faith is a blade and the state is a beast Then feed it iron, not a feast [Pre-Chorus] I do not serve the meek I do not crown the weak But give me one who dares to stand And I will bend the realm [Chorus] No crown, no kneeling Raise the sleeping banner high No crown, no kneeling Wake the old blood or let it die No crown, no kneeling March where the ravens fly No crown, no kneeling I will make this kingdom rise [Bagpipe Solo] [Bridge] Old banner, black standard Tear through the storm Old kingdom, cold kingdom Bleed and be reborn I am no saint in the council fire I am no dog for a noble liar I choose the king, I choose the war I choose what the crown is for [Final Chorus] No crown, no kneeling Raise the sleeping banner high No crown, no kneeling Wake the old blood or let it die No crown, no kneeling March where the ravens fly No crown, no kneeling I will make this kingdom rise No crown, no kneeling Let the broken lions cry No crown, no kneeling The wolf will make this kingdom rise [Outro]
