EDN - If I Were a King Lyrics

Always starts with a message
Sword in stone
Battles thrown
Just to please the masses
Who scream their claim
I should be the same
Can't live in a different way
Like Midas always afraid
Of the shine of gold that
Lines the pockets of my veins
And instead of feeling powerful
I'm tainted with disdain
A desire to move forward
But I'm stuck in one place
If I were a King
I'd melt my throne
Crowned in barbed wire
Of all I couldn't be
I gave all that I am
Done all I can
To bring a bit of peace
If I were a king
If I were a king
Bathed in dirt & ashes
Give & give
Till it hits the last
Ends in weeds and matches
To light
A place to rest
Can't live in a different way
Sick of always being afraid
Of losing all I am
The end of a masquerade
And instead of feeling powerful
I'm lost, cold, and ashamed
Of my desire to move forward
But I'm stuck in one place
If I were a king
I'd melt my throne
Crowned in barbed wire
Of all I couldn't be
I gave all that I am
Done all I can
To bring a bit of peace
If I were a King
If I Were a King