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He asked for a crown, the heavens replied
But thrones are ash when men confide
The people cried for a king of their own
A mortal hand to claim the throne
Yet no man's heart can bear that fire
The crown consumes both lord and squire
Temples rise, the cities fall
The Book of Shadows, still watches over all
Crown and Collapse
The golden lie
Built on shadows, too proud to die
Crown and Collapse
The throne betrayed
The king became what he once slayed
The fire was given, the burden great
And kingdoms crumble beneath their weight
One ruled in faith, then bound to shame
Another built in a hollow name
The kingdom split, the voices stilled
The oath was broken, the idols filled
Crown and Collapse
The fall begun
The blazing light now hides the sun
Crown and Collapse
The veil is near
The whispers rise, but none can hear
None can hear
You asked for kings, but bowed to flesh
The crown is ruin, the end is death
Crown and Collapse
A lesson burned
From kings to dust, the tide has turned
Crown and Collapse
The tale is old
The curse will judge both meek and bold
Meek and bold