I rise from shadows where the light won’t stay

Fame’s just a mirror that reflects my decay

A crown of thorns or a golden cage

Tell me which one dulls the rage

Eminent, eminent, tell me the cost

Climbing so high just to feel so lost

Eminent, eminent, the echo’s loud

A silent king in a screaming crowd

The clock keeps bleeding, my hands don’t move

Every rung higher, less truth to prove

A palace built on borrowed sand

A paper throne I can’t command

Every cheer cuts like a crack in glass

Every smile’s a lie I can’t outlast

Eminent, eminent, tell me the cost

Climbing so high just to feel so lost

Eminent, eminent, the echo’s loud

A silent king in a screaming crowd

I traded names for a faceless crown

Lost myself where the lights burn down

Every victory left a scar

I chased the world, forgot who you are

The spotlight burns like a frozen flame

You chase the dream, but it knows your name

The echoes die, but the scars still sing

A hollow crown for a broken king

So let the throne turn back to dust

If I fall now, I fall in trust

No more mirrors, no more shroud

I choose my voice, not the crowd

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Lyrics, music, and artwork created by FreddyMax.

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