Crown of Ruin

Verse 1
I was raised in shadows dressed like gold,
Taught every weakness gets exposed,
Kings don’t beg, we take, we own—
Even hearts that aren’t our own.

You walked in like a loaded gun,
Didn’t flinch, didn’t try to run,
And now I taste blood on my tongue—
Guess that means you’ve already won.

Pre-Chorus
I don’t do mercy, I don’t do grace,
But you carved your name into my veins—

Chorus
I’m a crown built out of ruin,
Every touch is something cruel, yeah,
I don’t love, I just consume—
So why am I undone by you?

I’d burn the world to keep you closer,
Turn your heaven into closure,
Call it sin or call it truth—
I’d destroy myself for you.

Verse 2
You look at me like I’m the war,
Like I’m everything you should ignore,
But you stay, yeah, you endure—
Tell me what you’re fighting for.

I’ve got ghosts stitched in my skin,
Every scar a place I’ve been,
You should run, don’t let me in—
I don’t lose… but you might win.

Pre-Chorus
I don’t break, I don’t bend,
But you make me start again—

Chorus
I’m a crown built out of ruin,
Every kiss a loaded wound, yeah,
I don’t love, I just consume—
So why am I undone by you?

I’d burn the world to keep you closer,
Turn your heaven into closure,
Call it sin or call it truth—
I’d destroy myself for you.

Bridge
Say you hate me, say my name,
Tie me up inside your pain,
If I’m the villain in your story—
Then I’ll own it, wear the blame.

Hands around your fragile trust,
Turn your fear into my lust,
If loving me means you combust—
Then burn with me… you know you must.

Final Chorus (softer → explosive)
I’m the king of broken endings,
But you’re rewriting every sin, yeah,
I don’t kneel… I don’t pretend—
But I’d fall just to let you in.

I’d burn the world to keep you closer,
Turn your heaven into closure,
Call it sin or call it truth—
I was made to ruin you…

Outro (whispered)
…or maybe you were made to ruin me.

male, rock