The Burden of Time // Track 6

Heavy Crown

Lyrics

Seventeen, a heavy coat I wore,
The man of the house behind a slamming door.
Traded playgrounds for a heavy load,
Learned the weight of every sidelong look.

And all this gravity is pulling me down,
Wearing a hollowed-out and thorny crown.
I built these walls so high, I can’t see the sun,
Is this the finish line? I’m too tired to run.

The years blur into a coffee-stained haze,
Counting the cracks in these grown-up days.
They say I’m strong, a rock against the tide,
But even stone erodes from what’s inside.

There’s an anchor in my chest…
Where a heartbeat should be.
Promised I would handle all the rest…
But who is gonna handle me?

And all this gravity is pulling me down,
Wearing a hollowed-out and thorny crown.
I built these walls so high, I can’t see the sun,
Is this the finish line? I’m too tired to run.

Meaning

"This song is about carrying responsibility and how that weight settles over time. It does not matter when it starts. What matters is how it stays. It becomes something constant, something you wear every day without putting it down. That weight shapes how you move through life. People see strength, reliability, someone who can handle things. Over time, that becomes the role you live in. You keep holding things together, even when it starts to wear you down from the inside. What makes it heavy is the lack of release. The expectation does not go away. The pressure does not ease. There is a point where you feel the cost of carrying everything without having anywhere to place it. The question stays there, quietly. If you are the one holding everything, who is there to hold you."