[Verse 1] I laid the stone, I drew the line, I carved my name in borrowed time. I bled for every inch of ground, Now all I hear is the collapse sound. Walls I raised with sleepless hands, Burned alive by careless plans. I was a god inside my fight— Now I just haunt the ruins at night. [Pre-Chorus] You don’t know what it cost to rise, Till you’re staring down what you sacrificed. [Chorus] I built a throne on shattered bones, Lit the sky, but stood alone. Now every brick I laid with trust Is sinking in a kingdom of dust. I screamed to stay, they turned to leave— All I believed pulled out from me. Don’t say rebuild, don’t say adjust— I’m drowning in a kingdom of dust. [Verse 2] They came and cheered when the lights were bright, But left when smoke replaced the light. Now I chase ghosts through empty halls, And beg the past to take my calls. This was my masterpiece, my war, A cathedral made of “something more.” But beauty dies in hands like these— Torn down by apathy and thieves. [Pre-Chorus] And every promise cracked in two, With every “almost” I pushed through. [Chorus] I built a throne on shattered bones, Lit the sky, but stood alone. Now every brick I laid with trust Is buried in a kingdom of dust. They watched it fall with glassy eyes, Like dreams don’t scream when they die. No rising sun, no spark, no gust— Just silence in a kingdom of dust. [Bridge – dramatic slow break, eerie synths] Crumble, crumble, every crown… No one stays when empires drown. I reached the top to lose the view— Built it all to lose it too. [Final Chorus – intense, full band / heavy drums] I built a throne on shattered bones, From haunted hopes and broken tones. They called it grand, they called it just— But left me with a kingdom of dust. I gave it fire, I gave it soul, But no one stays to pay the toll. No glory left, no one to trust… Just ashes in a kingdom of dust.
