Soul Sold.. Lyrics in Description

(Verse 1) Ten thousand hours in the dim-lit room Building a palace out of dust and Doom I bled for the blueprints, I starved for the crown Sacrificed the sky just to dig further down I thought at the summit the air would be sweet That the world would just shatter and bow at my feet But I reached the last step, pulled back the veil And looked at a monument hollow and frail. (Chorus) It wasn’t enough, all the years that I gave I built me a throne that feels just like a grave The gold didn't shine like I thought it would do So I stepped in the shadows to see this thing through Yeah, the price was a bargain, a scratch of the pen To make sure that I’ll never fail here again I got what I wanted, the empire is whole But the room is freezing... and I can't find my soul. (Verse 2) The clock kept on ticking, the ink wouldn't dry A desperate man looks the beast in the eye I was too far invested to just walk away To admit that I wasted each night and each day So when the door opened, a cold, heavy breeze Whispered the secret to bring them to knees I didn't ask questions, I didn't think twice I signed on the line and I paid the last price. (Chorus) It wasn’t enough, all the years that I gave I built me a throne that feels just like a grave The gold didn't shine like I thought it would do So I stepped in the shadows to see this thing through Yeah, the price was a bargain, a scratch of the pen To make sure that I’ll never fail here again I got what I wanted, the empire is whole But the room is freezing... and I can't find my soul. (Bridge) Now everyone’s cheering, they're calling my name The applause is a thunder, a deafening flame But I’m standing detached, like a ghost in the crowd They think that I'm king, they think that I'm proud But my chest is an echo, a hollowed-out shell I won the whole world, but I built my own hell Was it worth every second? The power, the art? When the masterpiece stands on a dead man's heart? (Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break) (Chorus) It wasn’t enough, all the years that I gave I built me a throne that feels just like a grave The gold didn't shine like I thought it would do So I stepped in the shadows to see this thing through Yeah, the price was a bargain, a scratch of the pen To make sure that I’ll never fail here again I got what I wanted, the empire is whole But the room is freezing... and I can't find my soul. (Outro) No warmth in the victory. No light in the gold. Just a flawless creation... And a spirit that's sold. (Fades out on a hollow, echoing beat)