[Intro] They came with smiles like morning sun But midnight waited on their tongues [Verse] They shook my hand with velvet skin Said brother, let the good times in They praised my name, they drank my wine Then sold my secrets line by line I gave them keys to every door They wanted less, then wanted more I never saw the blade arrive It glittered bright while I was blind [Pre-Chorus] Now every laugh is ringing cold Every promise bought and sold I should have seen the signs [Chorus] Golden knives in the hands of friends Cut so clean where the trust begins They raise a glass, then watch you bleed Calling it loyalty Golden knives in the midnight glow They kiss your cheek, then strike below I learned the truth beneath the lights Not every crown survives the night [Verse] They wore my colors on their sleeves But fed on everything I believed They called it love, they called it fate Then disappeared when love was late I heard their whispers through the walls Counting cracks before the fall They never wanted me to fly They only wanted front-row lies [Pre-Chorus] Now every room remembers them Like ghosts dressed up as gentlemen Dancing in disguise [Chorus] Golden knives in the hands of friends Cut so clean where the trust begins They raise a glass, then watch you bleed Calling it loyalty Golden knives in the midnight glow They kiss your cheek, then strike below I learned the truth beneath the lights Not every crown survives the night [Bridge] I will not curse their names forever I will not live inside the wound But I will keep one scar to guide me When the wolves come dressed in moon [Solo] [Build-up] One by one The masks came down One by one I lost the crowd [Chorus] Golden knives in the hands of friends Cut so clean where the trust begins They raise a glass, then watch you bleed Calling it loyalty Golden knives in the midnight glow They kiss your cheek, then strike below I learned the truth beneath the lights Not every crown survives the night [Outro] They came with smiles like morning sun But now I know what gold has done