You wear it like a veil
Respectful of the day
You find yourself impaled
On the sting
In her tail
It's fits you like a noose
This umbilical rite
When you try to shake it loose
It pulls tight
It pulls tight
You'll be crowned
king of thorns, king of thorns
Endless night
On and on
Chasing dawn [x4]
You set yourself a task
That you cannot complete
You don't get if you don't ask
This time you can't compete
you're walking Escher's path
From witch you cannot stray
With both your eyes sewn shut
Now it's dark all through the day
You set yourself a task
That you cannot complete
You don't get if you don't ask
This time you can't compete
You'll be crowned
King of thorns, king of thorns
Endless night
On and on
Chasing dawn [x4]
Chasing, chasing dawn
Respectful of the day
You find yourself impaled
On the sting
In her tail
It's fits you like a noose
This umbilical rite
When you try to shake it loose
It pulls tight
It pulls tight
You'll be crowned
king of thorns, king of thorns
Endless night
On and on
Chasing dawn [x4]
You set yourself a task
That you cannot complete
You don't get if you don't ask
This time you can't compete
you're walking Escher's path
From witch you cannot stray
With both your eyes sewn shut
Now it's dark all through the day
You set yourself a task
That you cannot complete
You don't get if you don't ask
This time you can't compete
You'll be crowned
King of thorns, king of thorns
Endless night
On and on
Chasing dawn [x4]
Chasing, chasing dawn