[Intro]
On the outside it shines, on the inside I bend and sigh
A polished crown for a tired mind, I chase a glow that passes by
[Verse 1]
The headlines clap, the mirrors bow, they call it the dream I chose
But I wake to a heartbeat wearing a suit of glass, where every wish froze
The routine drums a grateful smile, accolades ring like a bell
Yet in the quiet between tasks I hear a softer, empty yell
[Chorus]
I’m chasing light that bleeds through gold, a spark I used to know
The room is full of echoes of who I was before the show
If passion fades to routine, what price is left to pay, I’m knowing
The throne is cold when soul feels hollow, glow fading with the day’s slow leaking
[Verse 2]
Columns applaud my name, I practice calm in a gilded cage
Memories wear denim, not tailored suits, I’m paging back a past phase
Memory of a map I drew in youth, where wild winds used to roam
Now I measure time in quarterly profits, and wonder where I’d truly gone home
[Bridge]
If I quit the parade, would I find the tune I lost along the way?
If I trade the spotlight for a spark inside, could purpose stay and stay?
[Chorus]
I’m chasing light that bleeds through gold, a spark I used to know
The room is full of echoes of who I was before the show
If passion fades to routine, what price is left to pay, I’m knowing
The throne is cold when soul feels hollow, glow fading with the day’s slow leaking
[Verse 3]
I count the mornings I forgot to feel, the evenings I refused to miss
The dream I wore as armor echoes still in the quiet of my wish
Maybe the path is not a plunge but a choice to breathe and keep the flame,
To wake with heart intact, not merely dressed in fame
[Outro]
So I’ll redefine the crown, keep the fire inside me free
Balancing honor with hunger, letting passion guide the me I’ll be
