[INTRO — Piano / Crackling Fire]
[A familiar voice whispers]
“Do you remember who we were?”
[The King answers]
“Yeah… I tried to forget.”
“Did you finally find what you wanted?”
[Silence]
“No… I found what I needed.”
[VERSE 1 — Emotional Clean / Building]
I watched the kingdom turn to ash,
Buried every ghost inside my past.
Wore a crown to hide the pain,
Built an empire out of shame.
I killed the boy who loved too much,
Turned his heart to dust and rust.
But somewhere underneath these scars,
He never really left my heart.
[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Vocals]
I spent my life outrunning me,
Chasing ghosts I couldn’t see.
Now the crown is on the ground—
I FINALLY HEAR MY OWN HEART SOUND!
[CHORUS — MASSIVE ANTHEM]
LONG LIVE THE KING!
LET THE BROKEN BELLS RING!
I DON’T NEED A GOLDEN THRONE
TO KNOW I’M WORTH SOMETHING!
LET THE WHOLE WORLD SING!
LET THE HEAVENS HEAR ME SCREAM!
YOU CAN TAKE AWAY MY CROWN—
BUT YOU’LL NEVER TAKE THE KING!
[VERSE 2 — Aggressive Rap / Screams]
I was the lover, the freak, the villain, the fool,
Played every damn part in somebody else’s rules.
Got a thousand little scars and a crooked grin,
But the man in the mirror finally let me in!
The Jester stopped laughing, the Butcher laid down his blade,
The Hollow found a melody in the mess we made.
The Warden broke the chains, let the daylight in—
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, I COULD BREATHE AGAIN!
[CHORUS — Explosive]
LONG LIVE THE KING!
LET THE BROKEN BELLS RING!
I DON’T NEED A GOLDEN THRONE
TO KNOW I’M WORTH SOMETHING!
LET THE WHOLE WORLD SING!
LET THE HEAVENS HEAR ME SCREAM!
YOU CAN TAKE AWAY MY CROWN—
BUT YOU’LL NEVER TAKE THE KING!
[BRIDGE — Piano / Two Voices]
The Loving King:
“Was loving them really our mistake?”
The Black King:
“No… forgetting ourselves was.”
The Loving King:
“Then why did you bury me?”
The Black King:
“Because I thought being strong meant feeling nothing.”
[Orchestra swells]
I WAS WRONG!
[BREAKDOWN — Guttural / Crushing]
I AM THE LOVER!
I AM THE MONSTER!
I AM THE MAN
WHO FUCKING CONQUERED!
NO MORE RUNNING!
NO MORE SHAME!
I AM MORE THAN MY PAIN!
[Silence]
THE LOVING KING NEVER DIED!
BLEEEEEGH!
[FINAL CHORUS — Choir / Full Orchestra]
LONG LIVE THE KING!
LET THE BROKEN BELLS RING!
I DON’T NEED A GOLDEN THRONE
TO KNOW I’M WORTH SOMETHING!
LET THE WHOLE WORLD SING!
LET THE HEAVENS HEAR ME SCREAM!
YOU CAN TAKE AWAY MY CROWN—
BUT YOU’LL NEVER TAKE THE KING!
[OUTRO — Piano / Soft Spoken]
The Loving King:
“So… what happens now?”
The Black King:
“We live.”
[A faint music box begins playing]
“The loving King never died…”
“He just learned how to fight.”