Rust on the Crown (Version 2)

Verse

Iron breathes through the floorboards now

Walls hold tight what the wind lets go

The crown's gone quiet where it hung

Pulled the iron down until the drum

Copper sweats beneath my palm

Same pulse running from hand to arm

Pre-Chorus

Feel it climb before I can see

Rising slower than a storm should be

Hold the edge or hold me still

Something heavy wants to break at will

Chorus

Rust on the crown, we don't let go

Crown is falling, crown is low

Skin remembers what the metal knows

Rust on the crown, this is how it grows

Verse 2

Cold water dripping from the beam above

Floor's gone soft and nothing's loose enough

The iron holds where the current bends

Same hands keep the same dark ends

Salt runs down like someone's name

Counting what I cannot name

Pre-Chorus

Feel it climb before I can see

Rising slower than a storm should be

Hold the edge or hold me still

Something heavy wants to break at will

Chorus

Rust on the crown, we don't let go

Crown is falling, crown is low

Skin remembers what the metal knows

Rust on the crown, this is how it grows

Bridge

If the current stops I'll lose my shape

Let the crown fall soft and late

Nothing to claim when nothing's left

Just the pull of something beneath

Chorus

Rust on the crown, we don't let go

Crown is falling, crown is low

Skin remembers what the metal knows

Rust on the crown, this is how it grows