Silver plate over my eyes shadow on the
sand line
White veil on my shoulders breath like
frost in the night
Chains wrapped around my neck thin as a
broken lifeline
Blade catches the light hiding a story
they won’t write
They call me a puppet of faith a doll
on the altar stage
But under this painted lip there’s a
fire they can’t cage
The engraving on the silver—divine word
or empty page
My fingers on the hilt turn every rule
into a cage
I’ve seen the altar burn seen the
people bow and beg
Seen the holy men in robes with blood
under their legs
They want me to raise the sword cut
down every “sin”
But who’s gonna judge the kings hiding
all the sin
Behind the veil my eyes stay still but
my soul’s on fire
Blade in my hand the vow’s too heavy
who knows my desire
Silver light don’t just show the dream
they want me to desire
It shows the madness under the mask they
made me desire
I’m no soldier of the gods I’m my own
crown
The light on the blade’s the freedom I
found
Cut the chains off my soul I wear my
own crown
Sand blows on the battlefield footpr
ints fade in the wind
They gave me a holy medal but I’m dying
within
They sing my name in the temples call
me a hero of light
But no one sees my hands shake when I
hold the blade at night
I’ve heard a thousand prayers heard a
thousand lies
Heard the holy men whisper lust under
their sighs
The armor’s worn thin there’s a scar
under the shine
A tear falls on the sand no one hears
it cry
They want me to die for the god die for
the holy sign
But I just wanna live for myself live
for my own mind
This sword ain’t a weapon it’s the key
to the line
This veil ain’t a prison it’s a wall
from their lies
Behind the veil my eyes stay still but
my soul’s on fire
Blade in my hand the vow’s too heavy
who knows my desire
Silver light don’t just show the dream
they want me to desire
It shows the madness under the mask they
made me desire
I’m no soldier of the gods I’m my own
crown
The light on the blade’s the freedom I
found
Cut the chains off my soul I wear my
own crown
They say I should bow I should kneel I
should obey
But I’d rather bleed I’d rather burn
go my own way
The silver hides my face not my fire
not my rage
The veil hides my tears but it won’t
hide my stage
I don’t fight for the gods don’t fight
for their praise
I fight for my own heartbeat fight for
my own days
The blade cuts through the night cuts
through their chains
I don’t need their blessing I need my
own name
I’m no soldier of the gods I’m my own
crown
The light on the blade’s the freedom I
found
Cut the chains off my soul I wear my
own crown
I’m my own king
