Deadweight Crown

Heavy is the silence
Heavy is the sound

Every word they hand to me
Feels like iron in my lungs
Every step they ask of me
Adds another ton

Expectations sharpened
Like a blade against the skin
I keep walking forward
Though the pressure pulls me in

This crown is pulling me down
Every second, every mile
I carry it through the fire
Just to keep them satisfied
This crown is pulling me down
Every promise, every vow
I never asked for the weight
But I'm buried in it now

All the walls are closing
Every door becomes a test
They call it elevation
But it feels like house arrest

Every time I stumble
They're waiting for the fall
So I hold the line in silence
While the structure starts to crawl

If I let it slip
If I let it fall
Would the world collapse
Or would nothing change at all?

This crown is pulling me down
Every second, every mile
I carry it through the fire
Just to keep them satisfied
This crown is pulling me down
Every promise, every vow
I never asked for the weight
But I'm buried in it now

Let it fall
Let it fall