Grind the Crown

Lyrics

[Intro] [Instrumental: hard-slam riff] [Verse 1] Iron teeth bite through the buried stone A red wake stains the marrow below I drag the chain through a furnace of bone And hear the old kings choke on their thrones [Chorus] Break the seal, bring the buried down Grind the crown into the ground No hand above, no law below Only the blackened roots that grow [Verse 2] The quarry splits under hammering weight Cold ash settles across the gate I count each mark where the lost names end Then drive the blade through the hollow friend [Middle] Run through the seam where the bedrock parts Cut through the dark with a fistful of sparks Stop—strike—silence—then tear it apart The earth bucks hard beneath the heart [Chorus] Break the seal, bring the buried down Grind the crown into the ground No hand above, no law below Only the blackened roots that grow [Outro] Stone on stone, let the last wall fall Bury the throne, bury them all No breath remains, no debt unpaid The pit keeps what the pit has made [Instrumental: brutal outro riff]