[Intro]
The crown cuts deep
When the lights don’t sleep
The crown cuts deep
And the mirror won’t speak

[Verse]
After the encore and the flashbulb rain
I sat alone with a bottle and my name
The suite was high but the room felt small
Gold records staring from a paper wall

Everybody loved me when the chorus hit
Everybody wanted one little piece of it
But nobody heard when the silence came
Like a slow black car in a private lane

[Pre-Chorus]
I got what I wanted
I paid what it cost
But some nights victory
Feels too much like loss

[Chorus]
The crown cuts deep
Sharper than they told me
The crown cuts deep
Heavy when it holds me
All this shine
All this heat
Still I bleed where no one sees
The crown cuts deep

[Verse]
I called my mother but I hung up fast
What do you say when the dream looks cracked
I found old makeup in a touring case
And didn’t know the girl with the painted face

The guitarist wrote me from a southern town
Said he got sober when the fire burned out
I didn’t answer, but I kept the note
Like a stone-cold hand around my throat

[Pre-Chorus]
I got what I wanted
I climbed every stair
But the higher you’re standing
The thinner the air

[Chorus]
The crown cuts deep
Sharper than they told me
The crown cuts deep
Heavy when it holds me
All this shine
All this heat
Still I bleed where no one sees
The crown cuts deep

[Instrumental]
Slow emotional guitar solo
Drums swell with restraint
Bass moves like a heartbeat
Feedback fades into silence

[Bridge]
I miss the backroom
I miss the rain
I miss not knowing
The price of fame

I miss the hunger
Before the throne
I miss the girl
Who was not alone

[Breakdown]
Deep
Deep
Cut me slow
Deep
Deep
Don’t let go

[Build-up]
But I won’t lay it down
I won’t disappear
I won’t give them tears
They can sell next year
I’ll wear every scar
I’ll sing every wound
Under dying stars
In a dressing room

[Chorus]
The crown cuts deep
Sharper than they told me
The crown cuts deep
Heavy when it holds me
All this shine
All this heat
Still I bleed where no one sees
The crown cuts deep

[Chorus]
The crown cuts deep
But I won’t surrender
The crown cuts deep
I still remember
All this shine
All this heat
Still I rise where no one sees
The crown cuts deep

[Outro]
The crown cuts deep
When the lights don’t sleep
The crown cuts deep
But the queen won’t leave
