Orphan King

“will you die for him?!” “oh God have mercy…” “oh God have mercy…” Broken crown on a cracked jaw Rust on the ring of keys He learned law from a locked door Cold soup Warm disease Now his footsteps own the asphalt Every siren says his name He got raised by the shadows So he married their flame, (yeah) Orphan king With a rusted halo Pulling all the power lines Through his veins Orphan king Watching all the gray glow Turn your little windows Into chains “will you die for him?!” “oh God have mercy…” But mercy never spoke He writes verdicts in the brick dust Spray can scripture on the walls Every gang Every landmark Just a piece on his board to fall Kids still pray to a bedtime He just prays they stay asleep ’Cause his love is a landslide Once it comes It keeps (it keeps) Orphan king With a rusted halo Pulling all the power lines Through his veins Orphan king Watching all the gray glow Turn your little windows Into chains “oh God have mercy…” “will you die for him?!” Echo in the church bell He never had a hand to hold So he grips this city’s throat He never had a lullaby So he hums as the rooftops choke He never had a family name So he carved it into stone Now every broken traffic light Bows down when he walks alone Orphan king With a rusted halo Pulling all the power lines Through his veins Orphan king From the foster graveyard Built a burning kingdom Out of pain “will you die for him?!” how loud must it get? “oh God have mercy…” But mercy never met him yet