He Was a King

(Verse 1) He wore a crown of gold, in towers made of glass, A life of velvet walls and champagne in his past. He ruled with empty smiles, blind to the cries, Now silence is his kingdom, under cold and empty skies. (Verse 2) The stocks fell like daggers, the vultures came fast, Friends turned into shadows, as the future burned to ash. Keys to his empire slipped through his hands, Now he's just another ghost walking no man's land. (Pre-Chorus) He never knew the hunger, the cold or the fight, Now the pavement is his pillow every night. (Chorus) He was a king, now he’s crawling through the street, Trading pride for a piece of meat. No throne, no name, just the sound of the rain, He lost it all… but he still feels pain. (Verse 3) Cardboard walls and shattered dreams, A symphony of sirens and broken screams. He begs with trembling hands and hollow eyes, This world don’t care who lives or dies. (Pre-Chorus) He thought he'd never fall, never break, But even golden hearts can ache. (Chorus) He was a king, now he’s crawling through the street, Trading pride for a piece of meat. No throne, no name, just the sound of the rain, He lost it all… but he still feels pain. (Breakdown) You don’t see them 'til you’re one of them. They pass like ghosts in daylight. But they're real. And they feel. Just like you. Just like me. (Final Chorus) He was a king, now he’s crawling through the street, Every heartbeat is a silent beat. No crown, no gold, no lies to sell, Just a man, still breathing… in this living hell. (Outro) "You never truly know a man… Until you’ve seen him with nothing."