Ashes Of My Crown

[Verse 1]
They came in the dawn I was sleeping
Gold on the floorboards
Blood on the ring
Smoke in the curtains still breathing
Names on my tongue I refuse to sing
You sit on a seat that is stolen
Feet on a step that I carved in stone
I walk through the ruins in silence
Counting each crack like a stepping stone
[Pre-Chorus]
You think this story has ended
Because my banner is burned
But every ember remembers
The shape of the sun it once turned
[Chorus]
I will rise from the ashes of my crown (my crown)
Tear your kingdom down
Brick by brick
Right to the ground
Every oath you broke
Every promise that you drowned
I will carve my name in your thunder
I will rise from the ashes of my crown
[Verse 2]
I drank from the wells you poisoned
Learned every shadow
Every guard’s blind side
I stitched all my scars into armor
Wore all your laughter like war paint and pride
You pray to a god of convenience
I pray to the ghosts in the glare of steel
You rule from a tower of splinters
I rule from a hunger you’re scared to feel
[Pre-Chorus]
You think this cost hasn’t caught you
But debts are written in bone
I’ll be the knock in the midnight
The echo that drags you to the throne
[Chorus]
I will rise from the ashes of my crown (oh, I rise)
Tear your kingdom down
Brick by brick
Right to the ground
Every oath you broke
Every promise that you drowned
I will carve my name in your thunder
I will rise from the ashes of my crown
[Bridge]
I’ll trade my sleep for the siege
Trade my tears for a tide
Let the rivers run red with your secrets
Let the stone learn your side
Every door will remember my footsteps
Every wall will recall what I’ve done
I’ll pay any price for the ending
Till the last
I will be the one (hey!)
[Chorus]
I will rise from the ashes of my crown (my crown)
Tear your kingdom down
Brick by brick
Right to the ground
Every oath you broke
Every promise that you drowned
I will carve my name in your thunder
I will stand when your banners tumble under
I will rise from the ashes of my crown

Epic dark-pop ballad with female vocals, hybrid of moody piano and pulsing synths. First verse sparse with intimate vocal and distant choirs; pre-chorus builds with toms and low strings. Chorus explodes into wide, distorted bass, crashing drums, and stacked harmonies on the hook. Bridge drops to near-acapella then surges back with huge cinematic hits and soaring ad-libs., vocal