Crown of Stars (A Noble’s Reckoning)

[Verse 1] Born beneath a banner of gold and pride, With a name the stars could not deride. Our house once ruled with the weight of flame, Now we fight to keep the echo of our name. We dreamed of freedom, a world our own, Where no council's word could shake our throne. But the cost of the crown grows ever clear, For the stars don’t bow, and the void won’t hear. [Chorus] A crown of stars, it gleams so bright, But it’s heavy as steel in the endless night. We rise, we fall, and we dream in vain, For freedom’s a kingdom we’ll never sustain. [Verse 2] We laid our claim on a distant world, Raised cities where banners once unfurled. But trade runs dry when the ties are cut, And dreams of rule leave the people in a rut. The league of houses whispers of war, But we’ve seen the toll, we know the score. For every throne there’s a thousand chains, And power’s a weight that only pain sustains. [Chorus] A crown of stars, it gleams so bright, But it’s heavy as steel in the endless night. We rise, we fall, and we dream in vain, For freedom’s a kingdom we’ll never sustain. [Bridge] The USC’s reach may feel like a cage, But the void without them is a colder stage. To burn the bridge is to stand alone, A ruler of nothing, a broken throne. [Verse 3] So here we stand, a house of pride, With dreams of grandeur we cannot hide. But wisdom’s taught us, as stars endure, That survival’s a game where no crown is pure. We’ll bide our time, play the dance of the courts, Build power in whispers, alliances of sorts. For the stars may shift, and the tides may turn, But the fire of our house will forever burn. [Chorus] A crown of stars, it gleams so bright, But it’s heavy as steel in the endless night. We rise, we fall, and we dream in vain, For freedom’s a kingdom we’ll never sustain. [Outro] The stars don’t bow, but they light the way, For houses that stand through the darkest days. One day, perhaps, our dreams will ascend, Till then, we survive, and the story won’t end.