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Paper Thrones
Electronic
Paper Thrones was released on June 24, 2025 by Warrior of Darts as a part of the album Paper Thrones - Single
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Release DateJune 24, 2025
LabelWarrior of Darts
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM75

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Warrior of Darts
Warrior of Darts
Performer
Oliver Alexander Mann
Oliver Alexander Mann
Mixed Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Oliver Alexander Mann
Oliver Alexander Mann
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Oliver Alexander Mann
Oliver Alexander Mann
Producer

Lyrics

Remember when?
Remember when we played for love?
Now it's just numbers on a screen
Numbers on a screen
It began with the passion
Now just counting sales and views
Every pro's a business plan
Every dart's a revenue stream
Tell me, tell me
What happened to the game we knew?
What happened to the joy?
They're selling you a lie
In a package wrapped so tight
They're selling you a lie
But the price keeps climbing high
Plastic kings on paper thrones
Plastic kings on paper thrones
Everything's for sale, everything's for sale
Your heart, your soul, you're throwing arm
Plastic kings on paper thrones
Plastic kings on paper thrones
Nothing's real, nothing's real anymore
Behind the cameras, behind the lights
There's powder lines and whiskey burns
Lawyers' contracts, one launch per week
Merchandise that no one needs
Tell me, tell me, is this what we shouted for?
Is this what dreams become?
They're selling you a lie
In a package wrapped so tight
They're selling you a lie
But the price keeps climbing high
Plastic kings on paper thrones
Plastic kings on paper thrones
Everything for sale everything for sale
They rise and fall and leave us alone
Plastic kings on paper thrones
Plastic kings on paper thrones
Nothing's real, nothing's real anymore
Started with a board and three cheap darts
Crowd got loud when the big game starts
Every shot tracked, every miss gets clipped
Turned heart into heatmaps, upload it quick
Ad-tracked feelings, profit from pain
Algorithm trails every move in the lane
Glory on hold, stuck behind glass screens
But I rap for the raw and the broke-down dreams
Games we played for the love, now behind paywalls
Sign up now, get your branded brawls
Sunday night vibes in the local bar
Now it's live-stream fights for a sponsor star
Legends designed in assembly lines
Real ones fade in the company mines
Used to throw steel just to feel that spark
Now it's surveys, graphs, and a branded arc
What's the price when your soul's on sale?
What's the cost when the roots go pale?
Used to live loud through the throw and flight
Now I scroll past ghosts in the neon light
Remember when we
Remember when we
Remember when we played for love
No clout, no clicks, no numbers above
Just breathe, just heat, just fire, just fight
Just steal on sisal and dreams at night
Not for money in our pockets
Not for banners
Not for fame
Just for silence after impact
Just for truth
In the flame
Plastic kings on paper thrones
Plastic kings on paper thrones
Everything's for sale
Nothing's real anymore
Written by: Oliver Alexander Mann
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