[Verse 1] Gold that rusts beneath the veil A throne of bone where echoes pale The choir sings in fractured tones Each note a debt this kingdom owns [Verse 2] Mirrors line these marble halls But none reflect when silence calls A queen of ash with eyes cast down Still wears the weight of her hollow crown [Chorus] All that glitters dies in time Even kings must pay for rhyme I kneel beneath a sky unwound The stars bow low but make no sound [Verse 3] The bells still toll, though no one prays Dust devours the daylight’s praise Statues weep with broken grace Each tear erodes this dying place [Bridge] Is this the price of perfect reign? To rule alone with ghostly chain? I raise my voice the walls reply With every truth they once denied [Chorus] All that glitters dies in time Even gods forget their line I wear this crown not forged by fate But fashioned from what I create [Outro] And when they come to strike me down They'll find no blood beneath this crown Just silence, gold, and shadow’s breath The final rite before what's left
