[Intro]
Gold on my shoulders
Gold in my veins
Gold in the silence
Gold in the chains

[Verse]
I used to dream of the mountain
I used to hunger for height
I thought the top would be holy
I thought the view would be light
But every step made me colder
Every cheer made me blind
I put the world on my shoulders
And left myself behind

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the medals feel heavy
And the trophies feel old
I never knew how it bends your soul
The weight of gold

[Chorus]
The weight of gold
Pulls the proud man down
The weight of gold
Turns a king into a ghost in a crown
I chased the shine till the fire went cold
I sold my peace for a throne to hold
Now I know, now I know
There’s a breaking point
In the weight of gold

[Verse]
I smiled for every camera
I bled for every song
I learned to hide the damage
And call it being strong
But somewhere under the thunder
A lonely heart got sold
And every dream I lifted
Became the weight of gold

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the medals feel heavy
And the trophies feel old
I never knew how it steals your soul
The weight of gold

[Chorus]
The weight of gold
Pulls the proud man down
The weight of gold
Turns a king into a ghost in a crown
I chased the shine till the fire went cold
I sold my peace for a throne to hold
Now I know, now I know
There’s a breaking point
In the weight of gold

[Instrumental]
Bass like footsteps in an empty hall
Drums like judgment against the wall
Guitars cry out with a burning tone
Like gold becoming stone

[Bridge]
Take the rings from my fingers
Take the name from the door
Take the room full of strangers
I don’t need them anymore
Leave me one honest morning
Leave me one truth to hold
I would rather stand with nothing
Than kneel beneath the gold

[Breakdown]
Heavy crown
Heavy name
Heavy price
Heavy fame
Heavy heart
Heavy soul
Heavy lies
The weight of gold

[Build-up]
I can breathe when I let it fall
I can stand when I lose it all
Let the shining chains unfold
I am more than the weight of gold

[Chorus]
The weight of gold
Pulls the proud man down
The weight of gold
Turns a king into a ghost in a crown
I chased the shine till the fire went cold
I sold my peace for a throne to hold
Now I know, now I know
There’s a breaking point
In the weight of gold

[Chorus]
The weight of gold
Can’t own my name
The weight of gold
Can’t keep my heart in chains
I’ll walk away from the throne I sold
I’ll find my fire outside the cold
Now I know, now I know
I can rise when I let go
Of the weight of gold

[Outro]
Gold on the floor now
Gold in the dust
Gold was a kingdom
But it was never enough