I straightened the tie checked the glass
Whatever happened to the boy from the past
Marble floors cold beneath my feet
Walking a line where two worlds meet
They handed me keys to a kingdom of gold
But didn't say my freedom was sold
Every smile I fake feels like a crime
Running out of breath running out of time
The cameras flash blinding and bright
Stealing the shadows stealing the night
I'm speaking words that aren't my own
Sitting so high on a lonely throne
Do they see the man or just the suit
The tree is royal but rot's in the root
I miss the noise of the crowded street
Where nothing was perfect but everything was sweet
It's a beautiful cage designed with such care
Suffocating slowly in the rarefied air
I'm reaching out but hitting the glass
Watching my yesterday fading so fast
I'm bound by these velvet chains
Dancing through the silent pains
It looks like heaven from the outside in
But I don't know where the lies begin
Trading my heart for a crown of dust
In a world where there's no one to trust
Oh these velvet chains
Holding me down while I numb the remains
Dinner is served on silver plates
While destiny laughs and quietly waits
I see her eyes across the hall
But there's a protocol a barrier wall
I can't say the things I need to say
Watching the moment slip away
Is this the price for the royal blood
Dragging my soul through the glitter and mud
It's a beautiful cage perfectly made
Where the colors of who I was start to fade
I'm screaming inside but the silence is loud
Just another face lost in the crowd
I'm bound by these velvet chains
Dancing through the silent pains
It looks like heaven from the outside in
But I don't know where the lies begin
Trading my heart for a crown of dust
In a world where there's no one to trust
Oh these velvet chains
Holding me down
If I rip it all off would the world fall apart
Or would I finally hear the beat of my heart
I'm walking the edge of a razor-thin line
Wishing that something just something was mine
I'm bound by these velvet chains
Dancing through the silent pains
It looks like heaven from the outside in
But I don't know where the lies begin
Trading my heart for a crown of dust
In a world where there's no one to trust
Oh these velvet chains
So soft to the touch
So hard to break
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Just let me wake
