Crown of the Star-Thieves

Lyrics

Verse 1
Woke up in a circle of silver
Boot prints burned in my lawn
Phone screen frozen on midnight
Dog still shaking at dawn
Static humming under my rib cage
Strange scars spelling my skin
Every mirror like a witness
To a war I never signed in

Chorus
You took me up
To a sky I never wanted
Turned my days to dust
Left my sleep forever haunted
You carved your names
In the bones of everything I love
But I remember every star, every wound, every shove
And I swear I’ll wear
The crown of the star-thieves above

Verse 2
Lost my job in a Monday meeting
Eyes too wide to pretend
They said, “Man, you’re sounding crazy”
Watched my future suspend
Friends stopped calling my number
Mother prays for my soul
Every laugh feels like thunder
On a planet I can’t control

Chorus
You took me up
To a sky I never wanted
Turned my days to dust
Left my sleep forever haunted
You carved your names
In the bones of everything I love
But I remember every star, every wound, every shove
And I swear I’ll wear
The crown of the star-thieves above

Bridge
I traced your map in my nightmares
Your constellations of knives
Built a beacon in my backyard
From the wreckage of my life
Strums grow harsher, tempo surges
When your shadow split the treeline
I was waiting in the glow (hey!)
Whispered back your wicked language
“Now it’s my turn to abduct you home” (oh)

Chorus
I take you up
To a sky you never wanted
Turn your reign to rust
Leave your empire broken, daunted
I carve my name
In the bones of everything you own
You remember every scream, every spark, every stone
And I rise and wear
The crown of the star-thieves alone