Crown of Consequence

[Verse 1]
You held the match
To keep them warm
Watched the flames
Remake your form
Smelled your skin
On their salvation
Heard them cheer
Over your damnation
[Chorus]
Every mercy leaves a mark
Every choice can carve you hollow
I wear this crown of consequence
Bleeding so the guilty follow
If you’re saved by what I lost
Don’t you dare call this just fate
I am both the wound and knife
I choose love
And carry hate
[Verse 2]
You drank the blame
To clear their names
Swallowed glass
To dull their shame
Signed in red
On their survival
Became the cost
Of their revival
[Chorus]
Every mercy leaves a mark
Every choice can carve you hollow
I wear this crown of consequence
Bleeding so the guilty follow
If you’re saved by what I lost
Don’t you dare call this just fate
I am both the wound and knife
I choose love
And carry hate
[Bridge]
How many futures
Burn on my hands
How many ruins
Built on my plans
I hear them laughing
Through my scars
They sleep in peace
I count the stars (alone)
[Chorus]
Every mercy leaves a mark
Every choice can carve you hollow
I wear this crown of consequence
Bleeding so the guilty follow
If you’re saved by what I lost
Stand and face the toll I paid
I am both the wound and knife
I choose love
And fade away

metal, Mid-tempo modern metal, palm-muted riff driving verses under harsh male vocals; chorus blooms into anthemic, melodic hooks with layered screams beneath. Double-kick fills punch transitions, tom-heavy bridge feels ritualistic with dissonant guitar harmonies and a soaring final chorus that rides a sustained lead line.