False Crown

[Verse 1]
Expected to follow a book that was written by man
Herded together like the sheep and the lamb
Our parents try to do all that they can
But fear is a chain in a trembling hand
[Pre-Chorus]
You draw your line in the dust
I draw my blood in the sand
[Chorus]
Burn me down
Before I bow to a false crown of thorns
I won't drown
In their tales of a love that always scorns
If I’m cast out
Let the ashes spell the oath I swore
Burn me down
I won't kneel anymore
[Verse 2]
They sell redemption like a ticket to air
Raise up a verdict in a rented chair
Hang every question like a thief in the square
Call it salvation when the room just stares
[Pre-Chorus]
You chant your saints from a screen
I’ll keep my ghosts in my skin
[Chorus]
Burn me down
Before I bow to a false crown of thorns
I won't drown
In their tales of a love that always scorns
If I’m cast out
Let the ashes spell the oath I swore
Burn me down
I won't kneel anymore
[Bridge]
If doubt is a sin
Then carve it in stone
If truth is a wound
I'll bleed on my own (yeah)
If faith is a cage
Then I’ll break these bars
Set fire to the throne
And aim for the stars
[Chorus]
Burn me down
Before I bow to a false crown of thorns
I won't drown
In their tales of a love that always scorns
If I’m cast out
Let the ashes spell the oath I swore
Burn me down
I won't kneel anymore (hey)
Burn me down
I am not yours to own

rock, Gritty modern rock, mid-tempo stomp. Crunchy guitars locked to a driving kick and floor toms, bass snarling in the low mids. Verses stay tight and tense, vocal close and defiant; chorus explodes with stacked gang vocals and overhead crashes. Brief feedback swell into the final chorus, ending on a held vocal note and a unison band choke. Male vocals.