Burn the Castles

“Burn the Castles Down” Verse 1 They built their walls out of our bones Stacked their crowns on stolen thrones Fed us crumbs and called it fate Locked the doors and sealed the gates Silk and gold, but rotten stone Every empire overthrown You can hear it in the ground — Something’s coming for that crown Pre-Chorus We were quiet. We were tame. Now we’re gasoline and flame. Chorus Burn the castles down tonight Let the towers fear the light We were nothing in their eyes Now we’re ash in their skies Strike the match and watch it glow No more kneeling, no more “no” Let the kingdoms hit the ground — We’re gonna burn the castles down. Verse 2 Velvet lies and iron chains They thrived on borrowed pain Called it order, called it law We just called it what it was You can only push so long Before the silence turns to song Before the whisper turns to sound Before the walls come crashing down Pre-Chorus We were patient. We were bound. Now we’re tearing through the crown. Chorus Burn the castles down tonight Turn their power into light All their fear dressed up as pride Watch it crumble from inside Strike the match and stand your ground Let the fire make the sound Let the kingdoms hit the ground — We’re gonna burn the castles down. Bridge (explosive) No more kings. No more chains. No more kneeling in the rain. No more hunger dressed as grace. No more shadows in our place. Let it blaze across the sky — We were born to multiply. Final Chorus (bigger, anthemic) Burn the castles down tonight Let the dark give up the fight Every brick of every lie Turning into sparks that fly We are louder than the crown We are done with backing down Let the old world choke on doubt — We’re the fire breaking out. Outro From the rubble, from the sound — Watch us build without a crown.