[Intro - bass, Rhodes, brass motif; no vocal for 4 bars] [Verse 1] You built your throne on borrowed names Polished the lock and praised the chains Every mirror learned your face Every witness learned their place You call it order, call it grace I hear the panic underneath the bass Keep that smile, keep playing king I came to hear the whole room ring [Pre-Chorus - drums tighten; bass climbs chromatically] You can hide behind the velvet rope You can dress your fear in gold But every lie has got a pulse And yours is getting hard to hold [Chorus - full brass and distorted guitar] Wear your false crown Hold it high now Make the whole world bow I can see the wire When the lights go out When the walls come down Tell me who you are Without your empire False crown Falling faster One more step And I become the answer [Post-Chorus - short instrumental hook; no vocal] [Verse 2] You bought the room, you bought the praise You learned to turn a wound into a stage But power shakes when rhythm shifts And I can feel the floorboards give You made a weapon out of doubt Now every locked door opens outward Hear that brass cut through the smoke Your perfect little kingdom broke [Pre-Chorus - harmony darkens; drums become more urgent] You can bargain with the dying light You can swear the game is yours But every mask becomes a weight When there is nowhere left to turn [Chorus - larger vocal doubles; harder drums] Wear your false crown Hold it high now Make the whole world bow I can see the wire When the lights go out When the walls come down Tell me who you are Without your empire False crown Falling faster One more step And I become the answer [Phase Shift - bass and organ only; vocal intimate] No throne No crowd No borrowed voice to make you loud No mask No name Just you and me inside the flame [Build - brass enters in staggered answers; guitar rises underneath] You wanted worship You wanted fear Now listen close The truth is here [Final Chorus - maximum intensity; villain motif against vocal hook] Wear your false crown Hold it high now Let the last illusion drown I can see the wire When the lights go out When the walls come down You will meet yourself Without your empire False crown Nothing after One more hit And I become the answer [Outro - final line over stop-time hits] Take your bow The house is mine [Final ensemble hit; no vocal]
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