Crown the Empire
Album • 2019
What am I afraid of? The unknown? Things I can't control? Am I afraid to say it out loud when it's easier to just wade in the comfort of a crowd? How many times can I refresh the same page before I realize that I'll just get the same outcome? Why do I ignore fires burning in the corners of my life until the flames are about to engulf me? I feel like I've dulled myself through distance and distractions while I keep staring at the same unanswered questions hanging over my head every day When I try to answer them, I realize how I thought I'd be set free But instead I found I was just illuminating how little I actually knew about myself I'm here right now, and so are you I might be gone tomorrow, and so may you This is Sudden Sky
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
I can feel it, the wires in my life I can feel it, the moments passing by Dripping through my conversation, every number of desire I can feel it, the wires in my life I can feel it, but I can't turn back time To the moment I opened up my eyes Every stranger that I meet feels closer than I'd like to think I can feel it, all the wires in my life All the wires in my life Try and try to rewrite my own design But now I'm frozen in time, caught in a satellite Try and try to rewrite my own design But now I'm frozen in time, caught in a satellite Caught in a satellite My scars have names, cut deep, but all the same Collapse, replace, go back and start again I found myself in the sun no longer bleeding Connecting so I can feel something with meaning I found myself in the sun no longer bleeding I can feel it, the wires in my life I can feel it, the moments passing by Dripping through my conversation, every number of desire I can feel it, the wires in my life Yeah I can feel it I can feel it Try and try to rewrite my own design But now I'm frozen in time, caught in a satellite Try and try to rewrite my own design But now I'm frozen in time, caught in a satellite I can feel it, I can feel it Try and try to rewrite my own design But now I'm frozen in time, caught in a satellite
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
Awake and breathing, we halt and catch fire Timing's never what the soul desires I belong somewhere on the outside Will the signal survive when the circuit breaks? Telling me something, it's telling me something It's telling me something now What am I supposed to do? (What am I supposed to do?) You're dragging me away from the promised land You fucked me up (You fucked me up) But I refuse to let you kill what I am Same old feeling when we halt and catch fire Tired of all this reused desire You belong somewhere, just not in my mind I won't burn myself out just to keep you warm It's telling me something, it's telling me something It's telling me something now The pressure is rising, I feel it inside me I need you to hear me now What am I supposed to do? (What am I supposed to do?) You're dragging me away from the promised land You fucked me up (You fucked me up) But I refuse to let you kill what I am What I am, what I am, what I am, am What am I supposed to do? You're dragging me away from the promised land You fucked me up But now I know who I am What am I supposed to do? (What am I supposed to do? Yeah) You're dragging me away from the promised land You fucked me up (You fucked me up) But I refuse to let you kill what I am What am I supposed to do? (What am I supposed to do? Yeah) You're dragging me away from the promised land You fucked me up (You fucked me up) But I refuse to let you kill what I am What I am, what I am, what I am, am, am (What I am, what I am)
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
Take it all back A little closer than I needed So scared that I might be here alone Take it all back now To the places I tried leaving Every map I follow leads to the unknown I should know, but I'm scared I’m right Bend and break to see through the lines Afraid to frame my life I should know, but I'm scared I'm right Bend and break to see through the lines It’s easier than saying goodbye Why do I still feel so lost? Why do I still seem out of place? Everyone's out of focus Everything blurry looks the same Why do I still feel so lost? I feel so far away Why do I still feel so lost? Everything blurry looks the same Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? When I look back I never seem to see things clearly I'm dizzy, yeah, I've spun out of control 'Cause when I look back now To the lie I keep repeating I'm so scared that I believe it (I'm so scared that I believe it) Why do I still feel so lost? Why do I still seem out of place? Everyone's out of focus Everything blurry looks the same Why do I still feel so lost? I feel so far away Why do I still feel so lost? Everything blurry looks the same Everything blurry looks the same I should know, but I’m scared I’m right Bend and break to see through the lines It's easier than saying goodbye Why do I still feel so lost? Why do I still seem out of place? Everyone’s out of focus Everything blurry looks the same Why do I still feel so lost? I feel so far away Why do I still feel so lost? Everything blurry looks the same Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I still feel out of place? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I still feel out of place?
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
Into the void, into the void, I had to sink Every day was the same, every nightmare, every dream So I killed the noise, I killed the noise surrounding me I had to pull the plug to change the ending To feel safe in the fire, you can't run from it To feel safe in the fire Never again now, never again now I will stand up in the flames when I fall from grace Never again now, ready to face hell I will stand up in the flames when I fall from grace (Never again) I blurred the lines, I blurred the lines of gravity I was floating away while the world was passing by Medicate to fill my soul, it’s hard to stop when you're alone, alone But you have to feed the fever and the pain To feel safe in the fire, you can't run from it To feel safe in the fire (Never again) Never again now, never again now I will stand up in the flames when I fall from grace Never again now, ready to face hell I will stand up in the flames when I fall from grace, never again ’Cause this won't be the end (This won't be the end) No, this won't be the end To feel safe in the fire, you can't run from it To feel safe in the fire, you can't run from it The ashes burn so we can see our destiny (Destiny) The smoke will rise above our broken memories (Memories) The ashes burn so we can leave our past behind No longer blind Never again now, never again now I will stand up in the flames when I fall from grace Never again now, ready to face hell I will stand up in the flames when I fall from grace (Never again) 'Cause this won't be the end (This won’t be the end) ’Cause this won't be the end (This won’t be the end) 'Cause this won't be the end (This won't be the end) No, this won’t be the end (Never again) To feel safe in the fire, you can't run from it To feel safe in the fire, you can't run from it
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
All along I was scared to breathe So afraid that the world was gonna leave me behind In the dark, I refused to see That I was barely alive It's such a bitter pill to swallow But I learned to call it "reality" I didn't wanna wake up, I didn’t wanna wake up I didn't wanna wake up and miss the misery All along I refused to believe Paranoid that my fear already left me to die In the end, when I stopped, I could see That I was feeding the lie Caught in between another time and place When no one cared to know my name Feels like it's never enough When is it ever enough? I build it up just to tear it back down again Fighting fate only to surrender, only to surrender I'm the worst at letting go To the scars I loved the most Will they bury me, bury me now? Running from the worst in me Left me broken, wondering Will they bury me, bury me now? It's such a bitter pill to swallow But I learned to call it "reality" I didn't wanna wake up, I didn't wanna wake up I didn't wanna wake up It's such a bitter pill to swallow But I learned to call it "reality" I didn't wanna wake up, I didn't wanna wake up I didn't wanna wake up and miss the misery I hold the key to escaping my reality I hold the key to creating my identity I build it up just to tear it back down again Fighting fate only to surrender, only to surrender I'm the worst at letting go To the scars I loved the most Will they bury me, bury me now? Running from the worst in me Left me broke and wondering Will they bury me, bury me now? Will they bury me, bury me now? They won't bury me, bury me now
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
What do you mean? Our guarded hearts are broken What do you need? A better way to waste your time? So out of sync, we smile like nothing's broken We're acting out the feelings that we left behind I've seen it all before (I've seen it all before) But I've never had to crawl to fight a war So I don't wanna wake up with you now No, I don't wanna wake up with you now What do you see? A safer place to harbor? What do you need? A host that you can hide behind? A web of lies, we spin until we're broken But every time I see you feels like the first time I've seen it all before (I've seen it all before) But I've never had to crawl to fight a war So I don't wanna wake up with you now No, I don't wanna wake up with you now I keep running away from myself I keep telling myself that I'll change I keep running away from myself I keep telling myself that I'll change I keep running away from myself I keep telling myself that I'll change I keep running away from myself I keep telling myself that I'll change, I'll change I've seen it all before What do you mean? Our guarded hearts are broken I've seen it all before What do you mean? Our guarded hearts are broken
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
You burn down what you don't love You destroy what you’re made of You defy what you locked out Terrified of what you'll find out Reject yourself and obey Deny your freedom Suppress your thoughts and decay Disrupt the sequence It's hard to save yourself A revelation no one cares to find (No one cares to find) It’s hard to save yourself So much easier to kill So in the whole scheme of life, there has to be the shadow You burn down what you don't love Because without the shadow, there can't be the substance You destroy what you're made of Reject yourself and obey Deny your freedom Suppress your thoughts and decay Disrupt the sequence (Disrupt the sequence) Becoming all that you hide It's hard to save yourself A revelation no one cares to find (No one cares to find) It's hard to save yourself So much easier, easier to kill You censor your reality You dance for your demons You cling to your morality But not for free Reject yourself and obey Deny your freedom Suppress your thoughts and decay Disrupt the sequence Disrupt the sequence
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
You could pray for 40 days to save your soul And you could move a world away and live alone Lives are redefined, one clue to another Eyes shut, open wide if I discover one You could fly through time and space in your hotel Or you could live your parents' life and lose yourself Lives are redefined, one clue to another Eyes shut, open wide if I discover one Ignorance is marching by the sides of what we say When everybody's fighting in their own crusade Nobody's got time to question God in fear and faith Everybody's dying while we're fighting our crusade You could fear what you're too scared to understand Or you could open up your mind and breathe it in Lives are redefined, one clue to another Eyes shut, open wide if I discover one Ignorance is marching by the sides of what we say When everybody's fighting in their own crusade Nobody's got time to question God in fear and faith Everybody's dying while we're fighting our crusade
Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026
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