Crown the Empire
Album • 2023
{Verse 1} Who's to blame When saints turn to sinners and angels become astray? When the righteous and preachers determine who wins this race? {Pre-Chorus} Help me, I'm lost in the ocean Tell me that it's all okay Push my head under the water I pray that your god knows who to save (Who to save) {Verse 2} Who's to blame When shackles and bloodstains are painted inside our brains? When disciples and leaders condemn us to hide in shame? When the cycle repeats and we're forced to dig our own graves? {Chorus} You say to look away While you bathe in your greed You say we must obey Follow the dogma You wanna show your faith I'll let you swallow me And take you crumbling Down to the bottom Down to the bottom {Pre-Chorus} Help me, I'm lost in the ocean Tell me that it's all okay (All okay) Push my head under the water I pray that your god knows who to save {Chorus} You say to look away While you bathe in your greed You say we must obey Follow the dogma You wanna show your faith I'll let you swallow me And take you crumbling Down to the bottom {Outro} Lay your faith to waste I'll watch you suffocate I'll take your pain, embrace Now watch me levitate
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
You kick me in the teeth, then pin me to the ground You take the sickest part of me And spit it out your goddamn mouth All my life I've been running with the black sheep Cast me out, watch me come back as king Is there coming back from this, or is it me against the crowd? We cannot co-exist if you can't listen to the sound I bet you hear me now (I bet you hear me now) I bet you feel me all around Is there coming back from this, or is it me against the crowd? I came up with the thieves, my life's been bought and sold Forced into the trеnches but the dirt's what I call home I'm worth my wеight in gold I won't crawl, the dark is all I know So gather all your leeches and take my soul We'll still be rotting in limbo You're terrified of things that you can't control, so let go You reap what you sow You kick me in the teeth, then pin me to the ground You take the sickest part of me And spit it out your goddamn mouth Is there coming back from this, or is it me against the crowd? We cannot co-exist if you can't listen to the sound I bet you hear me now (I bet you hear me now) I bet you feel me all around Is there coming back from this, or is it me against the crowd? All my life I've been running with the black sheep Cast me out, watch me come back as king They say the best revenge is letting karma win They say the best revenge is letting karma win They say the best revenge is letting karma win They say the best revenge is letting... Is there coming back from this, or is it me against the crowd? We cannot co-exist if you can't listen to the sound I bet you hear me now (I bet you hear me now) I bet you feel me all around Is there coming back from this, or is it me against the crowd? Or is it me against the crowd? Or is it me against the crowd?
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
All I see You're desperately choking on pieces of what could be All you need Will chew you up till your bones are dry You put me on display Expose everything Drain the blood Trace all my veins Stitch me up To rearrange An exhibition of my mistakes If I could be modified To fix what was meant to be broken If I can't do what is right Then who will be left when it's over? Rebuild me to be what you need I'm not what you're looking for I wake up every day incomplete But you wanted something more You stole a part of me And dragged it through the streets Then fed it to the world I guess the truth is nothing more than what you wanna see So go ahead and sink your teeth If I could be modified To fix what was meant to be broken If I can't do what is right Then who will be left when it's over? And do I have the strength to go and carry all the weight Sometimes I feel like I'm just standing on my own I scream so loud, I bruise my ribs with every breath I take Fighting for what I've known Holes that you left behind Truths that we'll never find If I could be modified To fix what's broken If I can't do what is right If I could be modified To fix what was meant to be broken If I can't do what is right Then who will be left when it's over? And do I have the strength to go and carry all the weight? Sometimes I feel like I'm just standing on my own I scream so loud, I bruise my ribs with every breath I take Fighting for what I've known If I could be modified
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
Nowadays, I lie awake Spend my nights talking to my ceiling Keep to myself I've always felt outnumbered Spin my head around I keep wondering who's out to get me Cut my ties Live my life in circles Nowadays I look over my shoulder Paranoia eating at my mind I don't know if I can take it much longer Fighting and no one's on my side To say how I've lost my way out Nowadays I look over my shoulder Fighting but no one's on my side It's safe to say, I can't relate Learned to hide in crowded places Turn off my phone Never know where to find me There's a price to pay I can never seem to learn my lesson Spend my time even though I can't afford it Nowadays I look over my shoulder Paranoia eating at my mind I don't know if I can take it much longer Fighting and no one's on my side To say how I've lost my way out Nowadays I look over my shoulder Fighting but no one's on my side Fighting but no one's on my side I can't do this alone Nowadays I look over my shoulder Paranoia eating at my mind I don't know if I can take it much longer Fighting and no one's on my side To say how I've lost my way out Nowadays I look over my shoulder Fighting but no one's on my side Nowadays, I lie awake Spend my nights talking to my ceiling (no one's on my side) Keep to myself I've always felt outnumbered Spin my head around I keep wondering who's out to get me Cut my ties Live my life in circles
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
Imma grow up and be famous Quit my job, change my name Imma go buy some fake friends Get addicted to cocaine Imma be a superstar In LA, in LA You can be anything For one day, one day I can give you a taste I'll get so high Even my lowest point is heaven Let me fly I just want the diamonds I just want the fame Probably die alone but I can't complain Imma be a star, star I can be your monster I can be your slave Probably burn in hell But I'll swing from the chains Imma be a star I'll show you Wake up with bloodshot eyes Didn't know heaven would be this bright Worth more dead than I am alive Ain't no angel but I stay this high, high So I hang my body like a chandelier I'll kill myself just for your tears 27 ain't that long to live But I'll live forever I just want the diamonds I just want the fame Probably die alone but I can't complain Imma be a star I can be your monster I can be your slave Probably burn in hell But I'll swing from the chains Imma be a star I'll show you In LA, in LA I'll get so high Even my lowest point is heaven Let me fly I just want the diamonds I just want the fame Probably die alone but I can't complain Imma be a star I can be your monster I can be your slave Probably burn in hell But I'll swing from the chains Imma be a star I'll show you Yeah, I'll show you In LA, in LA You can be anything For one day, one day
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
If I'm gonna spill my soul I'll pour it out until it overflows Drunk on lies as if I need 'em It's all that I believe in now And if I'm gonna spill my soul Spiral out until I lose control Blur the lines till I can't read 'em Colors start to bleed in now What I am? Where I've been? Could you tell if I was ever real? Will you run to the edge Or pretend like nothing matters When you feel it? When you feel like nothing matters Do you pretend When you feel like someone else? If you wanna let this go Whisper words we shoulda never told Passing lies that come between us All that we believe in now And if you wanna let this go We can smile as if we're in control Sometimes silence is deceiving Quiet when you're speaking loud What I am? Where I've been? Could you tell if I was ever real? Will you run to the edge Or pretend like nothing matters When you feel it? When you feel like nothing matters Do you pretend When you feel like someone else? (Someone else, someone else) If I'm gonna spill my soul Spiral out until I lose control Blur the lines till I can't read 'em Colors start to bleed in now Feel it Do you feel like nothing matters? Can we pretend When we feel like someone else? Can you feel it When you feel like nothing matters? Can we pretend When we feel like someone else? What I am? Where I've been? Could you tell if I was ever real? Will you run to the edge Or pretend like nothing matters when you feel it? Feel it
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
Trapped in this hell once again Held captive by regret The labyrinth takes hold of me There's no way out, desperate Fear that I'm losing my grip Abandoned by my own reflection As I lie awake I've falling deep inside my escape And there's nowhere to hide In the pain I've lost my mind Can't erase these scars again When will this end? It's haunting, it's haunting me now To be alone without a purpose As my conscience slips away Give me a reason to find it I've battled with the darkness of oblivion Flew close to the sun hoping it'd lead to salvation Set fire to my wings and drowned Will I ever make it out of this prison? What's the point of living now if I'm not worth saving? It's haunting, it's haunting me now To be alone without a purpose As my conscience slips away Give me a reason to find it Refuse to open my eyes Until it eats me alive Get out, get out, get out Ignore the signs I'm forever wandering The Earth to find myself Where I began Will the truth set me free? Or will I be blinded by deceit? Paralyzed, I'm too weak Will somebody carry me? Will the truth set me free? Or will I be blinded by deceit? Paralyzed, I'm too weak Will somebody carry me? It's haunting, it's haunting me now To be alone without a purpose As my conscience slips away Give me a reason to find it Give me a reason to find it You give me reason to find it
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
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