Beneath the Crown
词曲: 严曦瑶
Beneath the crown
there’s a weight I can’t write down
Every step every stare
every silent crown
Beneath the mask
there’s a soul that won’t unmask
All the glory all the pain
it’s a lasting task
Yo I walk real slow
with the cold on my back
Stand tall in the glow
but my bones feel cracked
People love the shine
love the gold love the score
They don’t see the nights
when I’m locked in my room
No sleep on my mind
just the ceiling and doubt
Every word got watched
every move gets counted out
One wrong turn
and the whole thing burns
Still I built this path
through the cuts and the bruises
I smile for the crowd
but I pay in the dark
I wear the whole town
like a weight on my heart
The higher I climb
the less I feel near
I’m loud in the room
but I disappear
Beneath the crown
I’m carrying it now
Beneath the crown
I’m still standing somehow
Beneath the mask
there’s a soul that won’t unmask
All the glory all the pain
yeah it’s a lasting task
Beneath the crown
I can’t lay it down
Every step every stare
keeps spinning me around
Beneath the pride
there’s a heart that’s been tried
Through the storm through the fire
I abide
Handshakes look clean
but the blades stay close
Everybody wants in
when the pressure grows
Politics in the hall
with the lies dressed up
One eye on your throne
one hand in your cup
I saw my face
in the mirror this dawn
Looked like a king
but the old me was gone
I miss the days
when the sun felt light
Before the name got heavy
before the long nights
Before every room
felt like a test
Before every yes
came with a hidden debt
I sacrificed friends
that I thought would stay
For a title in the dark
and a little more space
Now I hear the cheers
like a wave that fades
And I taste that loss
in the gold I made
I smile for the crowd
but I pay in the dark
I wear the whole town
like a weight on my heart
The higher I climb
the less I feel near
I’m loud in the room
but I disappear
Beneath the crown
I’m carrying it now
Beneath the crown
I’m still standing somehow
Beneath the mask
there’s a soul that won’t unmask
All the glory all the pain
yeah it’s a lasting task
Beneath the crown
I can’t lay it down
Every step every stare
keeps spinning me around
Beneath the pride
there’s a heart that’s been tried
Through the storm through the fire
I abide
If I fall
will they know my name
If I speak
will they hear the flame
I don’t need more gold
I need one true hand
One real light
when the whole world bends
Beneath the crown
I’m carrying it now
Beneath the crown
I’m still standing somehow
Beneath the mask
there’s a soul that won’t unmask
All the glory all the pain
yeah it’s a lasting task
Beneath the crown
I can’t lay it down
Every step every stare
keeps spinning me around
Beneath the pride
there’s a heart that’s been tried
Through the storm through the fire
I abide
