[Verse 1]
I count the cracks in my own face
In the black glass by the gate
One hand on the cold iron rail
One wound I still won’t name
I wore my fear like velvet
Under the rain and ash
Kept it warm in my rib cage
Till it learned my path
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the room went still
And I heard my name
Not a prayer
Not a chain
[Chorus]
I will not kneel
I will not break
Black glass crown
On my head I’ll take
I will not fade
I will not bow
Black glass crown
I wear it now (I wear it now)
[Verse 2]
There was a door in the hallway
I kept it nailed in place
A hundred vows in the floorboards
And a blade of moon on my face
I fed my doubt to the dark room
Till it grew teeth and gold
Now I let it come near me
Then I let it go
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the room went still
And I heard my name
Not a prayer
Not a chain
[Chorus]
I will not kneel
I will not break
Black glass crown
On my head I’ll take
I will not fade
I will not bow
Black glass crown
I wear it now (I wear it now)
[Bridge]
If I am the ruin
Let it be mine
If I am the ember
I will not hide
[Break]
One breath
One fire
One vow
Higher
[Final Chorus]
I will not kneel
I will not break
Black glass crown
On my head I’ll take
I will not fade
I will not bow
Black glass crown
I wear it now (I wear it now)
Black glass crown
I wear it now (I wear it now)