[Verse 1]
Silk ties
Blood hands
Shaking in the backroom deals
First lie
Then lands
Signed away on spinning wheels
Step by step
They climb
Dripping oil on every rung
Word by word
They twist
Feed us poison in their tongues
[Chorus]
Rotten crown
Built on our backs
Every promise just another attack
From the boardroom straight to the throne
Different faces
Same old stone
Rotten crown
We tear it down
We tear it down
[Verse 2]
Gold teeth
Cold grin
Laughing while the cities sink
New law
Same sin
Changed the label on the drink
Hand in glove
They feast
On the ashes of our trust
Piece by piece
We see
Every contract turn to rust
[Bridge]
So here we stand
Eyes open
Fists raised
From quiet rage
To streets set ablaze
Name by name
We drag them out
Brick by brick
We break their doubt (yeah)
[Chorus]
Rotten crown
Built on our backs
Every promise just another attack
From the boardroom straight to the throne
Different faces
Same old stone
Rotten crown
We tear it down
We tear it down (hey!)