The Cost of a Crown (Remix)

[Verse 1] I wear a face that isn't mine, I traded peace for a battle line. They drew a map right on my soul, And taught me how to lose control. The north star flickers and then it's gone, Another ghost to greet the dawn. [Pre-Chorus] And every whisper of my name… Is just a ghost in a gilded frame. A portrait of a man you think you see, But he was never really me. [Chorus] This is the cost of a crown, To burn a kingdom to the ground Just to keep a single stone in place. This is the weight of the vow, To wear the silence, leave no trace, A hero's shadow, a monster's grace. [Verse 2] You see a savior in my eyes, I see a garden full of lies. Don't get too close to what I am, A breaking wave, a battering ram. I turn the water into wine, But the bitterness is always mine. [Pre-Chorus] And every touch I have to feign… Is just another drop of rain On a window pane I can't see through, That separates my world from you. [Chorus] This is the cost of a crown, To burn a kingdom to the ground Just to keep a single stone in place. This is the weight of the vow, To wear the silence, leave no trace, A hero's shadow, a monster's grace. [Bridge] Did I choose the path, or did it choose me? A willing martyr for a hollow creed? They gave me a purpose, sharp as a blade, For a promise I watched them betray. So I serve the silence that they made. [Outro] The cost of a crown… The weight of a vow… A monster's grace…