The Crown
from Half Dead EP by Fearless Leader
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lyrics
It was our fathers who stole that crown;
They gave their lives to truth unbound;
A broken crown high up on our heads;
Smashed their purpose until we saw the red.
So I saw their true face...
It's a burden on my faith...
It quickly fades out of memory;
It's a momentary ascendency.
This can't be our failing hopes...
With the crown we found...
It's a false throne we bow down to;
It's a false truth just shining through.
The royalty - that looks down;
Upon the people while they’re bound;
That day - they bought the crown.
That day - they bought the crown.
And the royalty - that looks down;
Upon the people while they’re bound;
That day - they killed the crown.
That day – they killed the crown.
Our fathers rid us of this evil;
We strung the kings up high belly's full;
We thought we'd never escape this old pain;
We've all danced through scarlet rain .
This is our victory;
A momentary ascendancy.
But we can never be our fathers;
We can never be our fathers
When our fathers took that crown;
We swore we'd never let them down;
And when our fathers took that crown;
We held it high, we screamed it loud.
We can never be our fathers;
The men who looked forever onwards.
We are their children we've grown much older;
They won't forget how we let them down.
So the Royalty looked from high;
Our fathers slaved away and died.
When our fathers took that crown;
We swore we'd never let them down;
When our fathers took that crown;
We screamed it high and loud.
And so we chose to rise up from putrid graves;
And ripped away the paths they paved.
We're burning down this fucking kingdom;
We're spreading candy colored flames.
Take; Back; Your; Lives.
Take; Back; Your; Lives.
This is our kingdom;
This is our kingdom;
This is our kingdom;
This is your future.
They gave their lives to truth unbound;
A broken crown high up on our heads;
Smashed their purpose until we saw the red.
So I saw their true face...
It's a burden on my faith...
It quickly fades out of memory;
It's a momentary ascendency.
This can't be our failing hopes...
With the crown we found...
It's a false throne we bow down to;
It's a false truth just shining through.
The royalty - that looks down;
Upon the people while they’re bound;
That day - they bought the crown.
That day - they bought the crown.
And the royalty - that looks down;
Upon the people while they’re bound;
That day - they killed the crown.
That day – they killed the crown.
Our fathers rid us of this evil;
We strung the kings up high belly's full;
We thought we'd never escape this old pain;
We've all danced through scarlet rain .
This is our victory;
A momentary ascendancy.
But we can never be our fathers;
We can never be our fathers
When our fathers took that crown;
We swore we'd never let them down;
And when our fathers took that crown;
We held it high, we screamed it loud.
We can never be our fathers;
The men who looked forever onwards.
We are their children we've grown much older;
They won't forget how we let them down.
So the Royalty looked from high;
Our fathers slaved away and died.
When our fathers took that crown;
We swore we'd never let them down;
When our fathers took that crown;
We screamed it high and loud.
And so we chose to rise up from putrid graves;
And ripped away the paths they paved.
We're burning down this fucking kingdom;
We're spreading candy colored flames.
Take; Back; Your; Lives.
Take; Back; Your; Lives.
This is our kingdom;
This is our kingdom;
This is our kingdom;
This is your future.
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from Half Dead EP,
released April 26, 2013
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Fearless Leader Seattle, Washington
Just a couple o' nice dudes trying to shred their way to the top.
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Oct 2012
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