Paper Crowns and Iron Tides

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Swallow the iron

The jagged glass is stuck inside my throat today

My vision fades

I felt the marrow crack beneath the weight of pride

Pre-Chorus

Pull the thorn out

Drag the needle through my skin

Let it drain away

Chorus

Sink or swim in the black water

Watch the current pull you down

Every breath is getting shorter

Lost beneath a paper crown

Drown in the noise

Drown in the lies

Drown until the fever dies

Post-Chorus

It dies

It dies

Everything dies

Verse 2

Stitched up seams

Ripping open while I try to stand and fight

Burn the bridge

Turn the marrow into nothing but a memory

Pre-Chorus

Pull the thorn out

Drag the needle through my skin

Let it drain away

Chorus

Sink or swim in the black water

Watch the current pull you down

Every breath is getting shorter

Lost beneath a paper crown

Drown in the noise

Drown in the lies

Drown until the fever dies

Bridge

Scream into the void

Scream into the night

Scream until you lose the light

The poison leaks

The poison peaks

The poison speaks for me

Chorus

Sink or swim in the black water

Watch the current pull you down

Every breath is getting shorter

Lost beneath a paper crown

Drown in the noise

Drown in the lies

Drown until the fever dies

Post-Chorus

It dies

It dies

Everything dies