[Intro] Black bark Moonfire Ash breath on the ground Root-deep choir Stirring with the sound [Verse 1] Old stone Moss crown on my brow Bare feet pressed where the cold springs bow Eyes like iron under storm-thick sky Watching every branch when the kings ride by Antler shadow on the oaken throne Names carved quiet in my marrow and bone Gold-clad riders cut the air with steel I taste their hunger I smell their greed [Pre-Chorus] Step by step Through the bracken Through the briar Every lie Is a spark in holy fire (hey!) [Chorus] Wild Crown Wild Crown I rise when you strike the ground Blood-warmed earth I'll drink you down Kneel or be broken By the Wild Crown Wild Crown Wild Crown Your banners burn Your trumpets drown Roots will drag your glory down Swear to the green Or face the Wild Crown (oh, Wild Crown) [Verse 2] Weaved in raven feather Thorn-tied hair I sing in a language that splits the air Names of rivers Names of buried kings The bark itself shivers when my verdict rings Iron rusts where my fingers pass Armor blooms with a creeping grass Horses rear Eyes roll white with fear As the ancient drums pull the shadows near [Pre-Chorus] Step by step I am thunder in the leaves Every oath Turns to nettles as you breathe (hey!) [Chorus] Wild Crown Wild Crown I rise when you strike the ground Blood-warmed earth I'll drink you down Kneel or be broken By the Wild Crown Wild Crown Wild Crown Your banners burn Your trumpets drown Roots will drag your glory down Swear to the green Or face the Wild Crown [Bridge] Ash to ash Bone to branch Name the price Of one cut branch Take one tree I'll take your line Seven sons For a single pine (woah) Hear that call? It’s your heart in my hand Beat by beat Bound into the land [Chorus] Wild Crown Wild Crown I rise when you strike the ground Blood-warmed earth I’ll drink you down Kneel or be broken By the Wild Crown Wild Crown Wild Crown From the first root to the last town Every stone will know my sound Swear to the green Or face the Wild Crown (Wild Crown)
