[Verse]
They called me the monster
They called me the sin
But they never asked what I held deep within
A blade in my hand
A fire in my chest
Their golden boy fell
I laid him to rest
[Prechorus]
He burned so bright
Too bright to see
But shadows thrive where light can't be
[Chorus]
I wear the shadow's crown
I wear it proud
His blood on my hands
The cheers in the crowd
But love is a ghost now
A whisper
A sigh
The power I wanted
The price was too high
[Verse 2]
She stood in the doorway
Her eyes full of rain
Saw the wreckage
The ruin
The weight of my pain
I reached for her hand
She pulled it away
Her silence cut deeper than the blade that day
[Chorus]
I wear the shadow's crown
I wear it proud
His blood on my hands
The cheers in the crowd
But love is a ghost now
A whisper
A sigh
The power I wanted
The price was too high
[Bridge]
No savior in mirrors
Just cracks in the glass
A kingdom of ashes
A future that's passed
They’ll sing of the hero
His light in the sky
But they'll never know why he had to die