[Intro — Deep Bass Riff Alone] [Heavy Drums Enter] [Verse 1 — Male Lead] Everybody wants the view Nobody wants the climb Everybody wants your name When everything is going right They see you standing at the front Like you were born to lead They see the gold around your neck They never feel the weight beneath [Pre-Chorus — Male Lead] Stand up straight Don't let it show They only see What you let them know [Chorus — Male Lead, Huge Backing Harmonies] Heavy is the crown When you're the one they lean upon Everybody wants the glory Nobody asks what it weighs Heavy is the crown When every eye is looking down You can stand above them all And still feel six feet underground Heavy... Heavy is the crown [Post-Chorus — Deep Bass Riff] [Verse 2 — Male Lead] Every answer falls to you Every failure wears your name When the fire gets too close You're the one who takes the blame They'll raise a glass when you succeed Disappear when you go down Funny how they love the king Until he drops the crown [Pre-Chorus — Male Lead] Hold your nerve Hold your ground Never let them See you bow [Chorus — Male Lead, Female Backing Harmonies] Heavy is the crown When you're the one they lean upon Everybody wants the glory Nobody asks what it weighs Heavy is the crown When every eye is looking down You can stand above them all And still feel six feet underground Heavy... Heavy is the crown [Instrumental — Bass Riff, Crushing Guitar Chords] [Bridge — Male Lead, Stripped Back] Take the lights Take the name Take the praise Take the blame Take the throne Take it all [Pause] Just don't ask me Not to fall [Drums Build] I've carried everybody I've held the whole thing up I've smiled when I was breaking And told them I'm enough But every man has limits Every wall comes down [Full Band Hit] And I'm tired of pretending I don't feel the weight now [Guitar Solo — Slow, Soaring and Heavy] [Breakdown — Bass and Drums Only] [Male Lead] Feel that weight... [Deep Bass Riff] [Male Lead] Feel that weight... [Full Band Builds] [Final Chorus — Massive] Heavy is the crown When you're the one they lean upon Everybody wants the glory Nobody asks what it weighs Heavy is the crown But I won't let it drag me down If I'm the one who has to carry it I'll carry it until I'm gone Heavy is the crown Yeah, I finally feel it now You can keep the throne and glory Just don't tell me I can't put it down [Outro — Bass Riff, Slow Guitar Chords] Heavy... Heavy is the crown. [Final Bass Hit]
