The Crownless King

Album: Atonement (2019)
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    Abolition to this illusion
    And all the monuments of hypocrisy
    Burn them, burn them to the ground
    Destroy them, they're useless to us now

    Tear down reminders of a crownless king
    This impostor claims authority
    Indignation is closing in
    You choose a war, a war you cannot win
    No one, no one can save you now
    Cast down where no mercy can be found
    No willingness to bow to a king without a crown
    Where the virtuous can't be found

    Defy you, to the depths you descend
    I defy you, to the death we defend
    Defy you, your rule will come to an end
    I defy you, you've become the crownless king

    The penitent pray for the downfall of your
    Of your reign
    The warrior soul shall break the hold of constraints
    In the end you will suffer

    Defy you, to the depths you descend
    I defy you, to the death we defend
    Defy you, your rule will come to an end
    I defy you, you've become the crownless king

    This storied confusion, distorted and diluted
    Will come undone when the balance shifts
    And the framework breaks, yeah
    The framework breaks

    To the depths you descend
    Become the crownless king
    Defy you, I defy you
    Defy you, we defy you Writer/s: Adam Dutkiewicz, Jesse Leach, Joel Stroetzel, Justin Foley, Mike D'Antonio
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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