Artist: DEADLINE BASS
Published: 2026-10-05 · Duration: PT3M0S
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Lyrics
Paper crown. Take it down. Gold on the edge, but the middle is hollow, You sell me a name and expect me to follow. Smile for the flash, keep the cracks out of frame, You built me a throne just to sit on my name. I paid in silence, you called it grace, Now watch me leave with my own damn face. Paper crown, take it down, I don't need your throne to own this town. Lights go black, I stand my ground, You can keep the gold, I keep the sound. Paper crown, let it fall, I was never yours to rule at all. Take it down. I keep the sound. Red velvet ropes couldn't cover the rust, You counted applause, I was counting the cost. Backstage promises, front-page lies, I read the small print behind your eyes. No borrowed title, no rented spine, The voice you buried is finally mine. Paper crown, take it down, I don't need your throne to own this town. Lights go black, I stand my ground, You can keep the gold, I keep the sound. Paper crown, let it fall, I was never yours to rule at all. The velvet falls, the wires show, There’s nothing left I need to owe. No borrowed title, no rented spine, I leave the crown. The voice is mine. Paper crown, take it down, I don't need your throne to own this town. Lights go black, I stand my ground, You can keep the gold, I keep the sound. Paper crown, let it fall, I was never yours to rule at all. Paper crown. I keep the sound.