Welcome to the game No rewinds, no repeats Even in your dreams We’ll be near you Put your mask on, play it clever Turn away from truth forever Everybody craves the crown It’s my grand illusion It’s my sweet despair Guide me through confusion Help me chase the spark Of power and desire But the flame burns briefly higher Everybody craves the crown There’s a place where the Sun won’t show Fingers laced as the towers lose control When they fall, I won’t let you go So close to our glory So dark ends the story Everybody craves the crown I can’t take these empty whispers Blind kings with phantom fingers Everybody craves the crown Say you’ll never, never, never bow One promise Take it now? Everybody craves the crown There’s a place where the Sun won’t show Fingers laced as the towers lose control When they fall, I won’t let you go So close to our glory So dark ends the story Everybody craves the crown All for power, all for fire But the throne’s a fleeting pyre Everybody craves the crown