Kingdom of Broken Doors

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You walked in with a smile like a loaded gun Made a throne from the fear of everyone Leather on your back, iron in your hand You called it order while you made your stand You chose one life just to teach the rest Put a mark on the strong, put a hole in the chest Every promise bent till it sounded like law Every room went quiet when they saw what you saw [Pre-Chorus] You kept count of the knees on the floor And swore you were saving us from something worse [Chorus] You made a kingdom out of broken doors Left your fingerprints on every scar Turned a warning into a war Then asked why nobody knew your heart You can bury the dead, you can sharpen the lie You can laugh with the devil and sleep through the night But the ones you crushed still live in the walls And they remember who made them crawl [Verse 2] You built your crew from the lost and mean Gave hungry men a flag and a machine Took what you wanted, called the taking peace Held the leash tight till the barking ceased You broke a man where his children could see Then demanded their loyalty You made grief kneel beneath your boots And wore their silence like a tailored suit [Pre-Chorus] Still, somewhere beneath the noise and the blame A better man keeps whispering your name [Chorus] You made a kingdom out of broken doors Left your fingerprints on every scar Turned a warning into a war Then asked why nobody knew your heart You can bury the dead, you can sharpen the lie You can laugh with the devil and sleep through the night But the ones you crushed still live in the walls And they remember who made them crawl [Bridge] Now the streets are empty, the old flags fade The men you commanded have walked away You carry the weight of the games you played No mask can outlive the mess it made Did you ever love them, or just need their fear? Did the joke taste bitter when nobody cheered? You say you changed, but the blood knows the truth A past like yours does not loosen its tooth [Final Chorus] You made a kingdom out of broken doors Left your fingerprints on every scar Turned a warning into a war And called your cage a work of art You can bury the dead, you can sharpen the lie You can beg the lost for another try But the ones you crushed still live in the walls And they remember who made them crawl [Outro] A smile like a loaded gun A throne built from what you’d done When the last door closes in the dark Every kingdom answers to its marks