The River Claims the Crown

Lyrics

[Intro] The iron gate gives way beneath the rain A low bell calls my buried name [Verse 1] You left the valley sealed in stone With winter locked inside its bones I traced the river to its source And found your crown beneath its course [Pre-Chorus] You said the flood would take the blame You said the fire would hide your name [Chorus] I am the weight beneath the water I am the debt you handed down You built your throne from broken daughters Now hear the river claim the crown [Verse 2] Your blackened ledger, soaked and torn Still lists the lives your mills have worn I bring each name against your door The ones you counted nevermore [Bridge] Let the old dam split its seams Let the current strip your dreams I will stand where banks give way I will watch your walls obey [Chorus] I am the weight beneath the water I am the debt you handed down You built your throne from broken daughters Now hear the river claim the crown [Outro] The river keeps the names you drowned The river takes your iron crown No wall can hold it No stone can turn it The river claims the crown