Never Threaten a King

[Verse 1]
You walk in loud
Cheap crown in your hand
All talk
All teeth
No battle plan
You raise your voice like you own this land
But your spine shakes
I can see it stand
[Pre-Chorus]
You draw a line you can't defend (hey!)
You light a fuse you can't pretend
You taste the fire
Feel it sting
You should've learned one sacred thing
[Chorus]
Never threaten a king
If you can't wear the ring
If you can't bear the weight
Of the wars that it brings
Never sharpen your tongue
If your heart's gonna sink
You can die by a word
When you play with a king
[Verse 2]
You point that blade
But your hands still twitch
You brag of scars that you never stitched
You call for storms you can't ride through
Now every ghost you raised rides you
[Pre-Chorus]
You draw a line you can't defend (woah)
You light a fuse at both its ends
You face the throne
You hear it sing
One rule carved in bone and skin
[Chorus]
Never threaten a king
If you can't wear the ring
If you can't bear the weight
Of the wars that it brings
Never sharpen your tongue
If your heart's gonna sink
You can die by a word
When you play with a king
[Bridge]
Kneel or stand
Choose your ground
Once it's spoken
It can't turn down
Blood remembers
Every sting
Oaths are iron
Crowns don't blink
[Chorus]
Never threaten a king
If you can't wear the ring
If you can't bear the weight
Of the wars that it brings
Never sharpen your tongue
If your heart's gonna sink
You can die by a word
When you play with a king
Yeah
You die by a word
When you play with a king

rock, Aggressive mid-tempo metal / hard rock with male vocals, down-tuned guitars in a chugging half-time groove, pinch harmonics and palm-muted riffs exploding into wide open power chords on the chorus. Drums are tight and punchy with double-kick accents on transitions, bass glued to the guitars for a thick wall of sound. Vocals start gritty and controlled, then open into a shout-sung gang-backed hook. Brief guitar lead answers the second chorus before a final, crushing outro hit., hard rock, metal