[Verse 1] Two crowns, one head, and neither one will yield Both armies march across the same red field I am the banner and the hand that burns it down I am the siege and I'm the falling town [Pre-Chorus] No enemy but the mirror on the hill No treaty, no surrender, only will [Chorus] This is the war of one — Where the victor and the fallen are the same No trumpets when it's done Just the echo of a self-inflicted name I raise the sword, I take the blow The only ground I'll ever hold Is the war of one [Verse 2] I wear the armor and I forge the blade I light the pyre that the coward made [Bridge — big build] Let it break, let it break, let the walls come down There's no throne left standing when the king's the crown
