The serpent coils around my chest

It whispers vows I can't contest

A gilded cage disguised as grace

A kingdom built on my own waste

The velvet chains are pulling tight

They shine like stars, but steal the light

I won't bow to the ivory throne

No more crowns carved from flesh and bone

Every Empire I built will fall

But I'll find freedom inside the wall

I chased the mirage through the sand

It turned to glass inside my hand

A thousand eyes that burned like suns

But none could see what I've bеcome

The velvеt chains are pulling tight

They shine like stars, but steal the light

I won't bow to the ivory throne

No more crowns carved from flesh and bone

Every empire I built will fall

But I'll find freedom inside the wall

Crown me in silence, drown me in gold

The more I'm devoured, the less I am whole

Crown me in silence, drown me in gold

The more I'm devoured, the less I am whole

Tear down the kingdom, sever the ties

Only in ruin the spirit survives

I won't bow to the ivory throne

No more crowns carved from flesh and bone

Every Empire I built will fall

But I'll find freedom inside the wall

The serpent fades, its skin is torn

From endings brighter truths are born