Fault Lines of the Crown

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[Verse 1]
Plastic flags on the classroom wall
History printed in shopping mall font
Teacher says
"Keep your hands inside"
While the world outside is on fire

[Chorus]
We were born on the fault lines of the crown
Taught to kneel before we hit the ground
If every quiet heart is a loaded sound
Pull the trigger on your silence
Tear this pretty fiction down

[Verse 2]
Cheap gold halos in discount bins
Saints on screens selling cleaner sins
Preacher smiles
"We are doing fine"
Steps on faces to stay in line

[Chorus]
We were born on the fault lines of the crown
Taught to kneel before we hit the ground
If every quiet heart is a loaded sound
Pull the trigger on your silence
Tear this pretty fiction down

[Bridge]
If I am human
Then I am guilty
If I am honest
Then I am free (hey!)
Who gets to measure
What a life should be
Who gets to profit
From our empathy

[Chorus]
We were born on the fault lines of the crown
Taught to kneel before we hit the ground
If every quiet heart is a loaded sound
Pull the trigger on your silence
Tear this pretty fiction down (down)
Tear this pretty fiction down