So tight, this crown of barbed wire
It's destiny I wear
It splits the skin to the soul
This jagged wreath I bear

This rusted empire I own
Bleed as I rust on this throne
Pass me with torment
End all the rust that I own

So tight, this crown of barbed wire
So tight, this crown of barbed wire
So tight, this crown

Fits tight, it stains conviction
Drips down to bloodshot eyes
It crushes downward, it's real
Deep crimson blocks the skies

This rusted empire I own
Bleed as I rust on this throne
Pass me with torment
End all the rust that I own

So tight, this crown of barbed wire
So tight, this crown of barbed wire
So tight, this crown

This rusted empire I own
Bleed as I rust on this throne
Pass me with torment
End all the rust that I own

So tight (so tight), this crown of barbed wire
So tight (so tight), this crown of barbed wire
So tight, this crown

Copyright: Word Collections Publishing
Writer(s): James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich