[Verse 1]
Boot prints in the dust
Nails rust red on my hands
I was born for the cross
Not the comfort of your plans
Blood on the blackened ground
Sky split open and torn
You thought the story was done
That’s the day metal was born
[Chorus]
Crown of thorns
Crown of steel
I’m the fire you can feel
In the roar
In the shock
I am Christ in the rock
Raise your fist
Bend your knee
Let the heavy set you free
In the storm
When you reel
Crown of thorns
Crown of steel
[Verse 2]
You scream that hope is dead
Still you sing when you’re scared
Every scar on your soul
Is a prayer that I’ve heard
I’m in the shattered glass
In the nights you can’t breathe
Every chord that you crush
Is the faith you still bleed
[Chorus]
Crown of thorns
Crown of steel
I’m the fire you can feel
In the roar
In the shock
I am Christ in the rock
Raise your fist
Bend your knee
Let the heavy set you free
In the storm
When you reel
Crown of thorns
Crown of steel
[Bridge]
You want war? I have won
Empty grave
Rising sun (hey!)
From the pit to the sky
Hear the dead come alive
[Chorus]
Crown of thorns
Crown of steel
I’m the fire you can feel
In the roar
In the shock
I am Christ in the rock
Raise your fist
Bend your knee
Let the heavy set you free
Through the flames
Through the real
Crown of thorns
Crown of steel