[Verse 1]
I wore your name like steel
Cold on my tongue
Every little scar
Counted one by one
The castle called me in
Through broken rain
I kissed the blade goodnight
And asked for pain
[Pre-Chorus]
If I climb this tower
What stays below?
If I take the throne
What do I owe?
My hands still shake
My heart says run
But the world wants more
Than I’ve become
[Chorus]
Becoming a legend
Costs my name (my name)
Becoming a legend
Burns me clean (burns me clean)
If I win this crown
Who will remain?
Becoming a legend
Leaves a stain
[Verse 2]
I saw my old home
In a war drum dream
Your face in the window
Like a fading seam
The crowd screamed my prayer
Then begged for more
I bled for the banner
At the palace door
[Pre-Chorus]
If I climb this tower
What stays below?
If I take the throne
What do I owe?
My hands still shake
My heart says run
But the world wants more
Than I’ve become
[Chorus]
Becoming a legend
Costs my name (my name)
Becoming a legend
Burns me clean (burns me clean)
If I win this crown
Who will remain?
Becoming a legend
Leaves a stain
[Bridge]
[Soft piano solo]
Tell me, brother
Was it worth it?
Tell me, sister
Will they ever learn?
I hear the silence
Under the gold
I built this myth
And lost my soul
[Final Chorus]
Becoming a legend
Costs my name (my name)
Becoming a legend
Burns me clean (burns me clean)
If I win this crown
Who will remain?
Becoming a legend
Leaves a stain
Becoming a legend
I pay in scars
Becoming a legend
I break my heart
Becoming a legend
Costs my name (my name)
Becoming a legend
Leaves a stain