[Verse 1]
Thirteen years of walking
Soft around your rage
Counting every heartbeat
Like it was your wage
You dressed up your terror
Called it "being strong"
But shaking in the shadows
Was where you lived all along
[Chorus]
Look at you now
King of nothing
Sitting on a plastic throne
All that talk
All that thundering
Couldn’t stand when we said "no"
We walked out with our names back
You’re a story we outgrew
We were never yours to handle
We were always more than you
[Verse 2]
You liked me small and sorry
Liked us scared and still
Thought control was loving
Thought a cage was will
But I stitched my scars in leather
Pulled my boots on tight
Turned every bruise you gave me
To a map that led to light
[Chorus]
Look at you now
King of nothing
Sitting on a plastic throne
All that talk
All that thundering
Couldn’t stand when we said "no"
We walked out with our names back
You’re a story we outgrew
We were never yours to handle
We were always more than you
[Bridge]
You called it love
I call it leaving (mm-hmm)
You called it "us"
But you were the only one there
I raise a glass
To every night you’re not in
To the peace in this room
And the breath in this air (yeah)
[Chorus]
Look at you now
King of nothing
Sitting on a plastic throne
All that noise
All that posturing
Crumbled when I took control
We walked out with our fire back
Left your shadow at the door
You’re a chapter that is finished
I’m the book that holds much more
[Outro]
So keep your crown of ashes
Wear it on your own
We tasted life without you
And it tastes like coming home