I wore the silence
like a wire
They put a halo in the dark
and told me not to let it slip
A little light, a little fear
a steady mouth, a careful grip
They wanted elegance and smoke
a softer shape, a cleaner name
But every room I ever crossed
lit up the second that I came
I learned the pressure
I learned the heat
I learned the crown
was never sweet
When the voltage climbed
I did not bow
When the ceiling cracked
I looked up now
Let the sparks decide
what I become
I didn't ask for the crown
I overloaded one
Crown static
burning over my head
White fire
where the obedient went dead
Crown static
I can feel it in my veins
I don't wear power lightly
I make it scream my name
If the room wants a ruler
let the wires make it clear
I was never made smaller
I was made severe
Crown static
Crown static
Every eye became a mirror
Every mirror wanted less
A little less of the thunder
A little more of the dress
But I have bitten through restraint
I have sung through broken light
I have stood inside the failure
and still turned it into white
Every hand that tried to shape me
left a spark along my skin
Now the whole machine leans forward
every time I let it in
When the voltage climbed
I did not bow
When the ceiling cracked
I looked up now
Let the sparks decide
what I become
I didn't ask for the crown
I overloaded one
Crown static
burning over my head
White fire
where the obedient went dead
Crown static
I can feel it in my veins
I don't wear power lightly
I make it scream my name
If the room wants a ruler
let the wires make it clear
I was never made smaller
I was made severe
No velvet throne
No silver peace
No careful hands
No soft release
Just the breath
before the light
Just the throat
that wins the night
Put the current on my shoulders
Put the signal in my spine
If the crown is made of pressure
then the pressure now is mine
Crown static
burning over my head
White fire
where the obedient went dead
Crown static
I can feel it in my veins
I don't wear power lightly
I make it scream my name
If the room wants a ruler
let the wires make it clear
I was never made smaller
I was made severe
Crown static
over my head
Crown static
white fire instead