Bassline Brutalism Beats - Paper Crowns Lyrics

They wear their paper crowns, pretending they're kings
Hollow words and shiny things
Walking in circles, chasing empty dreams
Their world's a palace built on schemes

Shadows fall, the truth's in disguise
You can't fool me with your glittering lies

Tear down the paper crowns, let the ashes fall
Beneath the gold, there's nothing at all
I'll stand with my heart, raw and unbound
While they crumble in their paper crowns

The mirror's cracked, but they can't see
A thousand faces, none of them free
Trading their souls for a fleeting throne
But i'd rather stand here on my own

Shadows fall, the truth's in disguise
You can't fool me with your glittering lies

Tear down the paper crowns, let the ashes fall
Beneath the gold, there's nothing at all
I'll stand with my heart, raw and unbound
While they crumble in their paper crowns

Strip away the layers, you'll see what's real
The scars we carry, the pain we feel
No throne, no crown, no hollow charade
Just the fire in my soul that will never fade

Tear down the paper crowns, let the ashes fall
Beneath the gold, there's nothing at all
I'll stand with my heart, raw and unbound
While they crumble in their paper crowns

Burn the paper crowns, watch them fade away
I'll keep my truth; they can keep their play
Beneath the ashes, life will resound
In a world beyond their paper crowns