Lyrics: Oliver Viert
Music: Oliver Viert
The serpent coils around my chest
It whispers vows I can’t contest
A gilded cage disguised as grace
A kingdom built on my own waste
The velvet chains are pulling tight
They shine like stars, but steal the light
I won’t bow to the ivory throne
No more crowns carved from flesh and bone
Every Empire I built will fall
But I’ll find freedom inside the wall
I chased the mirage through the sand
It turned to glass inside my hand
A thousand eyes that burned like suns
But none could see what I’ve become
The velvet chains are pulling tight
They shine like stars, but steal the light
I won’t bow to the ivory throne
No more crowns carved from flesh and bone
Every empire I built will fall
But I’ll find freedom inside the wall
Crown me in silence, drown me in gold
The more I’m devoured, the less I am whole
Crown me in silence, drown me in gold
The more I’m devoured, the less I am whole
Tear down the kingdom, sever the ties
Only in ruin the spirit survives
I won’t bow to the ivory throne
No more crowns carved from flesh and bone
Every Empire I built will fall
But I’ll find freedom inside the wall
The serpent fades, its skin is torn
From endings brighter truths are born