Crown of Frozen Sorrow

[Verse I] I was the light they followed into war A prince with trembling hands, but something more I swore I’d guard them from the coming night But every step I took erased the light The whispers came like winter through my veins Promising an end to all their pain I gripped the steel that sang a darker truth And carved away what lingered of my youth [Pre-Chorus] I hear their voices in the falling snow They begged for mercy… I said no [Chorus] Now I wear this crown of frozen sorrow King of nothing, lost tomorrow Every soul I swore to save Is buried in this icy grave I gave my heart to end their pain Now all I feel is endless rain If this is what it takes to win— Then damn the man I might have been [Verse II] I burned the fields to cleanse the creeping death Choked my own land with its final breath They called it madness, called me gone But I was right… I had to be strong Father, I still see it in your eyes That shattered moment filled with my disguise The blade fell cold, the kingdom screamed A hero died… or so it seemed [Pre-Chorus] The boy you knew is buried deep below In frozen chains that never let go [Chorus] Now I wear this crown of frozen sorrow King of nothing, lost tomorrow Every soul I swore to save Is buried in this icy grave I gave my heart to end their pain Now all I feel is endless rain If this is what it takes to win— Then damn the man I might have been [Bridge] Was there a choice… or just a path? A righteous cause that led to wrath I chased the dark to bring the dawn Now all that’s left is what I’ve become No tears freeze in this hollow chest No peace for those who never rest The blade still calls, I still obey— A king of death… I fade away [Final Chorus] I wear this crown of endless sorrow No redemption, no tomorrow Every life I tried to save Echoes from a frozen grave I gave my soul, I paid the price Traded hope for endless ice If this is what it means to win— Then let the darkness pull me in [Outro] Once I was the light they knew… Now I am the cold… and it is true…