Crown for the Wicked
jerdot04Posted on May 17, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Lyrics
[Intro] Yeah Another life, another mask
Another grave for the past
[Verse 1] If I had another life, I’d wear the night like a crown,
Walk through the city while the streetlights drown.
No soft heart, no hands held out,
Just black boots stepping where the angels bowed.
I gave too much, got nothing back,
Now my halo’s hanging from a railroad track.
Every little scar got a name and a face,
Every little wound made a colder place.
I used to pray for peace, now I pace with ghosts,
Used to love the flame, now I feed it most.
Got a smile like smoke, got a heart like steel,
If pain made kings, then I know how it feels.
[Pre-Chorus] Maybe I’d be cruel, maybe I’d be free,
Maybe I’d become what they made of me.
No more mercy, no more chains,
Just thunder running through my veins.
[Chorus] If I had another life, I’d be the villain,
Laughing while the whole sky’s splitting.
Burn my name in the blacktop road,
Turn every heartbreak into gold.
If I had another life, I’d stop forgiving,
No more bleeding just to call it living.
I’d take my hurt, make it holy and cold,
With a crown for the wicked and a bone-deep soul.
[Verse 2] I’d keep my secrets in a coffin box,
Leave my regrets with the broken clocks.
No rearview mirror, no looking back,
Just red moon rising over railroad tracks.
They wanted quiet, so I learned to roar,
They locked one gate, so I broke down four.
Every “no” turned a key in my chest,
Every fake friend put the blade to the test.
I’m not saying I’d love the dark,
But I know it would know my name.
Some people get born from light,
Some crawl out of the flame.
[Pre-Chorus] Maybe I’d be cruel, maybe I’d be free,
Maybe I’d become what they made of me.
No more mercy, no more chains,
Just thunder running through my veins.
[Chorus] If I had another life, I’d be the villain,
Laughing while the whole sky’s splitting.
Burn my name in the blacktop road,
Turn every heartbreak into gold.
If I had another life, I’d stop forgiving,
No more bleeding just to call it living.
I’d take my hurt, make it holy and cold,
With a crown for the wicked and a bone-deep soul.
[Bridge] I could be the shadow at the door,
The name they don’t say anymore.
I could be the storm they fear,
The reason every mirror clears.
But somewhere under all this rust,
There’s still a spark I almost trust.
Maybe being feared ain’t being whole,
Maybe darkness still gets old.
[Final Chorus] If I had another life, I’d be the villain,
Laughing while the whole sky’s splitting.
Burn my name in the blacktop road,
Turn every heartbreak into gold.
If I had another life, I’d stop forgiving,
No more bleeding just to call it living.
But maybe this life still has a door,
Where I don’t have to hurt no more.
[Outro] Another life, another crown,
Another way to burn it down.
But in this life, I’m still breathing,