The Crown I Couldn't Carry

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You’re the crown I cannot carry, the witness in the gallery Two mirrors throwing sparks across a room we built from blame We signed our names in ashes, traded mercy for the matches Now every borrowed victory is branded with your name [Pre-Chorus] We toast like old companions, then sharpen our opinions A private little battlefield beneath the public bloom There’s a fault line in my chest and it keeps widening Until it splits the room [Chorus] Strike, strike, strike, strike, strike Watch the pillars shake and fall I’m calling out your name Strike, strike, strike, strike, strike Till the silence takes us all And nothing stays the same [Verse 2] You know the door I hide behind, the words that turn the lock inside I know the tender places where your certainty gives way We circle over old ground, make a kingdom of the fallout Then wonder why the morning finds us colder than the day [Pre-Chorus] We toast like old companions, then sharpen our opinions A private little battlefield beneath the public bloom There’s a fault line in my chest and it keeps widening Until it splits the room [Chorus] Strike, strike, strike, strike, strike Watch the pillars shake and fall I’m calling out your name Strike, strike, strike, strike, strike Till the silence takes us all And nothing stays the same [Bridge] If I erase your shadow, do I vanish with the shape? If you surrender first, what will either of us save? We made a throne from rivalry, then chained ourselves below Two heroes in a burning hall, refusing to let go [Final Chorus] Strike, strike, strike, strike, strike Watch the pillars shake and fall I’m calling out your name Strike, strike, strike, strike, strike Till the silence takes us all And nothing stays the same [Outro] You were the crown I couldn’t carry I was the fire you couldn’t tame The room is still, the banners buried But I can’t tell where ends your name