[Intro] We built our thrones out of thunder We carved our names into stone We called the night our kingdom But we were never less alone [Verse] Golden lights on the avenue A thousand hands in the air Every smile was a loaded truth Every promise was a dare We wore the fame like holy fire We fed the dream with gasoline But underneath the velvet choir We were ghosts inside the scene [Pre-Chorus] And every crown has a crack in the gold Every king has a secret untold Every heart made of iron will bend When the glory starts coming to an end [Chorus] Iron hearts and broken crowns We rise so high just to come crashing down We scream our names into the storm Still bleeding where the throne was born Iron hearts and broken crowns We rule the night in burning towns But when the lights go out somehow We find the truth beneath the crown [Verse] We had friends with diamond faces We had lovers made of flame We drank the wine of empty places And called it fortune, called it fame Every mirror knew our hunger Every shadow knew our fear We were shouting like we’d conquered But the fall was drawing near [Pre-Chorus] And every crown has a crack in the gold Every king has a secret untold Every heart made of iron will break When there’s nothing left for pride to take [Chorus] Iron hearts and broken crowns We rise so high just to come crashing down We scream our names into the storm Still bleeding where the throne was born Iron hearts and broken crowns We rule the night in burning towns But when the lights go out somehow We find the truth beneath the crown [Instrumental] Oh, the guitars cry like sirens Over drums like marching rain The kingdom shakes in silence And glory starts to change [Bridge] Maybe strength is not the armor Maybe power is not the throne Maybe all the kings are beggars When they face the dark alone Maybe every fall is calling Maybe every scar is proof That a heart can keep on burning When it finally tells the truth [Breakdown] No more lies in the golden hall No more pride when the towers fall No more hiding behind the sound Iron hearts, broken crowns [Build-up] Raise your hands if you’ve been shattered Raise your voice if you still stand Let the ruins become an altar Let the fire take command [Chorus] Iron hearts and broken crowns We rise so high just to come crashing down We scream our names into the storm Still bleeding where the throne was born Iron hearts and broken crowns We rule the night in burning towns But when the lights go out somehow We find the truth beneath the crown [Chorus] Iron hearts and broken crowns We are not lost when we hit the ground We are the sparks the dark allows Still alive beneath broken crowns Iron hearts and broken crowns Let the thunder shake us now We lost the throne but we learned how To live without the weight of crowns [Outro] We built our thrones out of thunder We watched them fall to the ground But somewhere deep in the ashes We heard a stronger sound