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Broken Crown
Hip-Hop/Rap
Broken Crown was released on February 23, 2026 by Nova as a part of the album Empire of One
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Release DateFebruary 23, 2026
LabelNova
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM89

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nova
Nova
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joseph Zamora
Joseph Zamora
Songwriter
Hilary Druley
Hilary Druley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joseph Zamora
Joseph Zamora
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[INTRO]
I wear a broken crown
Watch me burn it down
No saving me now
I wear a broken crown
They wanna diagnose me, label me, put me in a box
But I'm a Molotov cocktail with a match, ticking like a clock
I've been running from my demons but they're faster than I am
Popping pills just to feel numb, writing letters with a trembling hand
To a father who was never there, to a mother lost in pain
To the girl I used to be before I went insane
They want perfection, I give 'em chaos in a dress
A ticking time bomb with a microphone, I'm making art from all this mess
I don't sleep, I just haunt my own bedroom
Staring at the ceiling wondering when I'll meet my doom
Kurt had his shotgun, I got these words as my weapon
Every syllable's a bullet, every bar's another lesson
In self-destruction, yeah, I majored in that class
Graduated with honors, now I'm living in the past
But I turn my agony to anthems for the lost
Every tear's a diamond, baby, calculate the cost
I wear a broken crown
Watch me burn it down
No saving me now
I wear a broken crown
They want authenticity? I'll give 'em all my pain
Pour my trauma in a track and let it echo in your brain
I've been institutionalized for thoughts I couldn't tame
Medicated, isolated, but I'm spitting fire like propane
Yeah, I'm volatile, unstable, call me crazy if you want
But these verses are my therapy, this booth's where I confront
Every monster in my closet, every ghost beneath my bed
Every voice inside my head telling me I'm better dead
But I refuse to be a statistic, another name on a stone
Another 27 Club member who died alone
Nah, I'm fighting through the darkness even when I wanna quit
Using music as my lifeline, even when I'm in the pit
Of depression so deep that the light can't reach
But I'm screaming through the speakers, let my message breach
The walls you built around your heart, I know you feel it too
We're all broken, we're all searching, let me be the voice for you
And if I don't make it through tonight
Know I fought with all my might
These words will live when I'm gone
Look, I've been to hell and back, I got the burns to prove it
Lost my mind a couple times but somehow I still use it
To create these masterpieces out of misery and rage
Every trauma's just a chapter, every breakdown's just a page
In the story that I'm writing with my blood instead of ink
Standing on the edge of sanity, closer than you think
To jumping off, but something in me says I'm not done yet
Got too many demons left to kill, too many scores I ain't settled yet
They say the best die young, well I'm still here breathing
That should tell you something 'bout my strength when I'm bleeding
Out on stage, pouring soul into the mic stand
While you're sleeping safe and sound, I'm at war with my right hand
Writing suicide notes that turn into hit records
My pain's a commodity, they monetize my seconds
Of weakness, but I'm taking back control of my narrative
This broken crown? I'm melting it down, making something comparative
To a throne, 'cause queens are made in fire and disaster
I survived what should've killed me, now I'm moving faster
Than my thoughts can chase me down, I'm outrunning fate
And if I die before I wake, know I went out great
I wear a broken crown (yeah, yeah)
Watch me burn it down (burn it all)
No saving me now (no saving me)
I wear a broken crown (broken, broken)
I wear a broken crown
Watch me burn it down
No saving me now
I wear a broken crown
Written by: Hilary Druley, Joseph Zamora
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