[Verse 1: Tim McIlrath]
Nothing more than I can handle, nothing more than I can take
I've been adding up the numbers, got blueprints of the place
First, I saw it in a vision, then I saw it on her face
I rejected all my loved ones, re-assigned them different names
[Pre-Chorus 1]
As we grew weary of those black clouds
Anticipating poison rain
[Chorus]
And now you know what I've always known
I know, I know
I've always known
The worst is on its way
[Verse 2: Andy Hull]
Now I have to do it over, retracing all my steps
I wish I told you that I loved you, but I locked you out instead
Now the ocean has no water, and the sky has lost a sun
No prize waits when we finish, there's no race left to run
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Now we're weary of this black crown
Growing heavy on our heads
O'er the kingdom of the dead
[Chorus]
And now you know what I've always known
I know, I know
I've always known
The worst is on its way
And the worst is on its way
[Bridge]
When the whole world doubted me
I tried so hard to help them see
But when those visions came to be
Oh, it's your voice that's haunting me
[Chorus]
And now you know what I've always known
I know, I know
I've always known
The worst is on its way
[Outro]
But when those visions came to be
Oh, it's your voice that's haunting me
Black Crown was written by Tim McIlrath & Joseph Principe & Brandon Barnes & Zach Blair & Andy Hull.
Black Crown was produced by Catherine Marks.
Rise-against released Black Crown on Fri Aug 15 2025.
Tim McIlrath:
I co-wrote this with Andy Hull from Manchester Orchestra. I flew down to their place outside Atlanta, and we just jammed and hung out and wrote this one all in an afternoon, just him and I in a room with acoustic guitars and sort of singing at each other. That was fun, because I’d nev...