What's It All For?

I'm all alone Upon this noble shelf and now the high is gone My house of glass is shattered and I'm holding the stones Locked out all of the angels now I'm drinking with ghosts My father said all of the lies you've told Don't matter if no one knows This path leads to darker roads What separates you from the dogs If you just act on what you want This isn't who you are Why build myself up when I can just tear others down Or be the brother of a king when I can just steal his crown What's it all for So send me to the gallows for not hiding behind Your crooked words and painted smiles That dull the truth of your lives What is this all for I'm flesh and bones Trade gold for honor Swallow all the credit I owe Stolen secrets sold in silence Now I own the throne My father said Don't give anger control Fight the rage see through the smoke The chemicals don't let you go It's not respect if its been forced Sensing it's wrong won't right your faults When you part Why build myself up when I can just tear others down Or be the brother of a king when I can just steal his crown What's it all for I'll make up stories Just so I can sound interesting I'm crafting puppets out of people Pretending there's no strings at all What is this all for Cheer when I fall Critique my flaws I never signed up for this war Condemn my core Lower your horse We're all saints in our little worlds So why build myself up when I can just tear others down Or be the brother of a king when I can just steal his crown So send me to the gallows for not hiding behind Your crooked words and painted smiles That dull the truth of your lives What is this all for What is this all for What is this all for What is this all for