"What's It All For?" lyrics

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, oh no
What is this all for

I'm flesh and bones (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, oh no
What is this all for

(What is this all for)
(What is this all for)
(What is this all for)