Queen of the Empty Throne (pt. 1)

Verse 1 Every mountain knows your footsteps Every river knows your name They call you thunder in the heavens I just call another shame I've washed your storms from marble hallways Folded daylight into night Held together broken kingdoms While you wandered out of sight Chorus I wear the crown You wear the weather One stays home One leaves forever The world calls you a mighty king They sing the lightning when you pass No one counts the broken women Hidden underneath the glass Verse 2 A swan... a bull... a rain of gold The stories never end Every miracle they praise you for Was someone else's wound to mend Still they build another temple Still they raise another toast I sleep beside the loudest god And wake beside a ghost Bridge Faithful isn't glamorous It never fills a song But somebody has to hold the sky When the hero's been gone too long Final Chorus Keep your thunder Keep your glory History can keep your name I'll keep every silent promise You forgot along the way When the stars forget your footsteps When your lightning finally fades They'll remember who was standing Keeping heaven in its place.