The Crown Weighs Tons

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TRACK 098 - THE CROWN WEIGHS TONS
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[INTRO]
(anvil kick, low bass)
Ahn.
You think a crown is light?
(heavy kick)
Nah. The crown weighs tons.
And I wear it anyway.
Whiteside. Paper Crown.

[HOOK 1]
The crown weighs tons and my neck's still straight,
carried it through the dirt, through the hate, through the weight,
everybody wants the top but they don't want the load,
they don't want the sleepless nights, they don't want the road,
the crown weighs tons and I don't take it off,
I ain't never dropped it, not once, not at all,
so when you see me standin' with my head to the sky,
that's a ton on my shoulders and I don't even sigh.

[VERSE 1]
(burdened, dragging)
I ain't sleep in a week and I still showed up to the booth,
'cause a king don't get a day off when the crown is the truth,
and the crown is the people that look up to me,
the crown is the kid that wrote me "you're the reason I breathe,"
the crown is the family that needs me to win,
the crown is the town that ain't never let me in,
so I carry it, heavy, and I carry it slow,
and I carry it quiet 'cause it's mine and I know,
that the weight is the honor and the honor is the price,
and the price is the whole of a man's entire life,
so I don't complain about it, I don't pass it around,
I just plant both feet in the dirt and I hold my ground.

[BRIDGE 1]
(bass, anvil kick)
Heavy is the head.
Lighter is the fool.
(kick)

[HOOK 2]
The crown weighs tons and my neck's still straight,
carried it through the dirt, through the hate, through the weight,
everybody wants the top but they don't want the load,
they don't want the sleepless nights, they don't want the road,
the crown weighs tons and I don't take it off,
I ain't never dropped it, not once, not at all,
so when you see me standin' with my head to the sky,
that's a ton on my shoulders and I don't even sigh.

[VERSE 2]
(lifting, finding strength)
But here's what they don't tell you 'bout the weight of the throne,
the weight don't get lighter, you just get more bone,
you just get more muscle, more marrow, more spine,
you just grow into the burden 'til the burden is mine,
and one day you realize you ain't carryin' it,
it's carryin' you  -  up, out, over the pit,
and the same ton that crushed a weaker man's knees,
is the same ton that taught me how to stand in the breeze,
so I don't want it lighter, I want it heavier still,
let it press on my chest 'til I bend it to will,
'cause a man ain't measured by what he can lift,
he's measured by the weight that he's willin' to gift.

[BRIDGE 2]
(kick doubles up)
Don't pray for a lighter crown.
Pray for a sturdier neck.

[HOOK 3]
The crown weighs tons and my neck's still straight,
carried it through the dirt, through the hate, through the weight,
everybody wants the top but they don't want the load,
they don't want the sleepless nights, they don't want the road,
the crown weighs tons and I don't take it off,
I ain't never dropped it, not once, not at all,
so when you see me standin' with my head to the sky,
that's a ton on my shoulders and I don't even sigh.

[VERSE 3]
(full stride)
Now I walk with it daily and it's like a second skin,
a ton of a town, a ton of a sin, a ton of a win,
and I move through the market and the block and the show,
like a man with a mountain and nowhere to go,
and the people step back when they feel the vibration,
'cause they know that the weight is the whole of a nation,
and I nod, and I pass, and I don't break stride,
'cause I've carried this thing since the day that I cried,
so the crown weighs tons, and it always will,
and I'll wear it 'til my bones are part of the hill,
and when they dig me up, they gon' find the crown first,
still on my skull, still heavy, still cursed, still worth it.

[OUTRO]
(anvil kick, bass, then silence)
Tons.
All of 'em mine.
Whiteside. Paper Crown. Fontana.
(kick stops. Just the low hum.)

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========================================================================== TRACK 098 - THE CROWN WEIGHS TONS ================================================================================ . [INTRO] (anvil kick, low bass) Ahn. You think a crown is light? (heavy kick) Nah. The crown weighs tons. And I wear it anyway. Whiteside. Paper Crown. [HOOK 1] The crown weighs tons and my neck's still straight, carried it through the dirt, through the hate, through the weight, everybody wants the top but they don't want the load, they don't want the sleepless nights, they don't want the road, the crown weighs tons and I don't take it off, I ain't never dropped it, not once, not at all, so when you see me standin' with my head to the sky, that's a ton on my shoulders and I don't even sigh. [VERSE 1] (burdened, dragging) I ain't sleep in a week and I still showed up to the booth, 'cause a king don't get a day off when the crown is the truth, and the crown is the people that look up to me, the crown is the kid that wrote me "you're the reason I breathe," the crown is the family that needs me to win, the crown is the town that ain't never let me in, so I carry it, heavy, and I carry it slow, and I carry it quiet 'cause it's mine and I know, that the weight is the honor and the honor is the price, and the price is the whole of a man's entire life, so I don't complain about it, I don't pass it around, I just plant both feet in the dirt and I hold my ground. [BRIDGE 1] (bass, anvil kick) Heavy is the head. Lighter is the fool. (kick) [HOOK 2] The crown weighs tons and my neck's still straight, carried it through the dirt, through the hate, through the weight, everybody wants the top but they don't want the load, they don't want the sleepless nights, they don't want the road, the crown weighs tons and I don't take it off, I ain't never dropped it, not once, not at all, so when you see me standin' with my head to the sky, that's a ton on my shoulders and I don't even sigh. [VERSE 2] (lifting, finding strength) But here's what they don't tell you 'bout the weight of the throne, the weight don't get lighter, you just get more bone, you just get more muscle, more marrow, more spine, you just grow into the burden 'til the burden is mine, and one day you realize you ain't carryin' it, it's carryin' you - up, out, over the pit, and the same ton that crushed a weaker man's knees, is the same ton that taught me how to stand in the breeze, so I don't want it lighter, I want it heavier still, let it press on my chest 'til I bend it to will, 'cause a man ain't measured by what he can lift, he's measured by the weight that he's willin' to gift. [BRIDGE 2] (kick doubles up) Don't pray for a lighter crown. Pray for a sturdier neck. [HOOK 3] The crown weighs tons and my neck's still straight, carried it through the dirt, through the hate, through the weight, everybody wants the top but they don't want the load, they don't want the sleepless nights, they don't want the road, the crown weighs tons and I don't take it off, I ain't never dropped it, not once, not at all, so when you see me standin' with my head to the sky, that's a ton on my shoulders and I don't even sigh. [VERSE 3] (full stride) Now I walk with it daily and it's like a second skin, a ton of a town, a ton of a sin, a ton of a win, and I move through the market and the block and the show, like a man with a mountain and nowhere to go, and the people step back when they feel the vibration, 'cause they know that the weight is the whole of a nation, and I nod, and I pass, and I don't break stride, 'cause I've carried this thing since the day that I cried, so the crown weighs tons, and it always will, and I'll wear it 'til my bones are part of the hill, and when they dig me up, they gon' find the crown first, still on my skull, still heavy, still cursed, still worth it. [OUTRO] (anvil kick, bass, then silence) Tons. All of 'em mine. Whiteside. Paper Crown. Fontana. (kick stops. Just the low hum.)

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