[Verse 1] Gold on the goblets Blood on the floor Laughter like daggers Behind every door Silk hides the poison Rings hide the scars Names carved in ledgers Erased in the dark [Chorus] Gilded crowns Hide rust and bone Every vow Is a sharpened stone Raise your glass To the ones brought down We drink to power And broken Gilded crowns [Verse 2] Smile for the banquet Kneel for the knife One whispered rumor Can ransom a life Eyes in the tapestry Hands on the throne Kisses taste sweeter When hearts turn to stone [Bridge] You taught me hunger I learned too well (ah) I’ll light the torches And walk through your hell [Chorus] Gilded crowns Hide rust and bone Every vow Is a sharpened stone Raise your glass To the ones brought down We drink to power And broken Gilded crowns
