[Verse 1]
I woke with dust on my tongue
And a bruise in the dawn
Your name was carved in the door
Then the hallway was gone
Cold iron under my palm
Like a promise that bites
I heard the wolves in the walls
Counting back all my nights
[Pre-Chorus]
Rise up
Hear the old blood ring
Hold on
Let the dead bells sing
One step
And the dark comes near
Two steps
Then the crown appears
[Chorus]
Take the iron crown
Take it down
Take the iron crown
We burn the vows
Take the iron crown
Hear it sound
Take the iron crown
I won't kneel now
[Verse 2]
Your shadow sold me a dream
In a room full of smoke
But the mirror kept every lie
Like a blade in my throat
I made my peace with the storm
Made my name from the scars
Now I'm running through broken glass
With a fire in my heart
[Pre-Chorus]
Rise up
Hear the old blood ring
Hold on
Let the dead bells sing
One step
And the dark comes near
Two steps
Then the crown appears
[Chorus]
Take the iron crown
Take it down
Take the iron crown
We burn the vows
Take the iron crown
Hear it sound
Take the iron crown
I won't kneel now
[Bridge]
If I fall, let me fall as a flame
If I burn, let the ashes remember my name
I have seen what the black tide keeps
I have walked through the teeth of the deep
[Final Chorus]
Take the iron crown
Take it down
Take the iron crown
We burn the vows
Take the iron crown
Hear it sound
Take the iron crown
I won't kneel now
Take the iron crown
Take it down
Take the iron crown
We burn the vows