The Head That Wears the Crown

Remembrance makes a hateful weight A weariness that clings to me like rain Sleep that brings no peace or rest Troubled dreams of failure, loss, and shame The aimless stream of caustic thoughts Rewinding every word back to the start I′m losing hope of making sense Of the jumbled threads I pick apart But I'll wear out my voice in an attempt to wake the dead Spell my weakness out so clearly that it cannot be misread Stop pretending I don′t need you when it's obvious I do There is nothing I need more right now than you But you wait to see me beg? That day comes never You would see me beg? Heavy is the head that wears the crown Precarious golden memories The moments of no distance in your voice Singing heart and dancing eyes Bright and fleeting. Breathless, stupid joy But anything that seems to hold Just makes you dive right back into the dark To lick the open wounds that made you So afraid of who you are So I'll wear out my voice in an attempt to wake the dead Spell my weakness out so clearly that it cannot be misread Stop pretending I don′t need you when it′s obvious I do There is nothing I need more right now than you But you wait to see me beg? That day comes never You would see me beg? That day comes never You would see me beg? That day comes never You would see me beg? Heavy is the head that wears the crown Heavy is the head that wears the crown By now you know you got it wrong I won't pretend that it′s ok You played my heart out for too long And threw the crucial parts away Stop pretending you don't need me when it′s obvious you do There's no fucking doubt about it But you wait to see me beg? That day comes never You would see me beg? That day comes never You would see me beg? That day comes never You would see me beg? Heavy is the head If that is what you want, you′ll wait forever

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 09, 2026

Bold statements that are not what they seem Words piled on top of words while meaning seethes beneath I work my fingers through your bones I sink my teeth down into stone ′Cause in the corners of your eyes I see dark towers I see towers Give me the rage, the blood and truth, not fucking platitudes I want it all, and you will come to love that attitude You should fear me most when I'm on my knees for you On my true name and on my crown I swear I′ll bring those towers down Hopes, dreams and pleasure so sternly set apart Deep in the shadows where stasis quells the heart I dip my fingers in your time I slip my toes across the line 'Cause in the corners of your eyes I see those towers I see dark towers Give me the joy, the hate, the tears, not fucking platitudes I want it all, and you will come to love that attitude You should fear me most when I'm on my knees for you On my true name and on my crown I swear I′ll burn those towers to the ground The goddamn towers in your eyes The wasting fortress that you hide behind Where you are spellbound, deaf and blind Stale world sways beneath you Pale thoughts worm your mind through Clinging on to what defeats you You′re hiding. But I see you I see you So give me everything, the lust, the lies, the days you lose I want you whole, alive and present in a world that moves I see the towers rise, the fear in your eyes, your heart And I'm telling you On my name and on my crown I swear I′ll burn those towers to the ground Rip the scales from your eyes Tear stone from stone the walls you hide behind And I won't promise I′ll be kind But I will bring those towers down

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 09, 2026