The Weight of Hollow Crowns (Unplugged Live)

[Verse 1] Ash falls silent on the cobblestone Where the kings of old once stood I walk the path of the hollowed bone Through the ruins of the wood My armor’s heavy, my spirit’s cold In this kingdom built of dust A story written, a fate foretold In blood and steel and rust [Chorus] The sky is bleeding grey and gold Above the fields of stone The price of peace is a heart grown old And standing here alone I saved the world to watch it die Beneath a sun of lead The hero’s curse, a silent cry Among the lonely dead [Verse 2] The banners tatter in the freezing wind No songs are left to sing For every soul that I have sinned To keep this broken ring They call me savior, they call me light But I am only shade The daughter of a long-lost night By my own hand betrayed [Chorus] The sky is bleeding grey and gold Above the fields of stone The price of peace is a heart grown old And standing here alone I saved the world to watch it die Beneath a sun of lead The hero’s curse, a silent cry Among the lonely dead [Bridge] Devastation is my only throne Solitude, the crown I wear A thousand lives I’ve never known Are ghosts within the air The burden burns, the burden stays... [Outro] The world remains, but I am gone The dawn is just a lie One last breath, and then... move on Underneath a medieval sky