[Verse 1] I was raised on hand-me-down headlines They said history’s written in gold By the men in the tallest towers Telling us what we’re told But I see names on cardboard Ink running in the rain Bare feet on the cold pavement Still marching through the pain [Pre-Chorus] They say keep quiet Keep in line Count your blessings Waste your time But I feel it shaking in my bones This crown was never made of stone [Chorus] Who’s gonna rule the world? The ones they tried to silence Who’s gonna rule the world? The kids that grew from violence Bare-knuckled dreamers with their flags unfurled Who’s gonna rule the world? Who’s gonna rule the world? [Verse 2] They keep building higher fences We keep finding wider doors Every locked and gated garden Got roots breaking through the floor We’ve been learning all their secrets Hidden deep in plain sight Turn their whispers into thunder When we step into the light [Pre-Chorus] They say sit pretty Don’t ask why Sign your name and stand aside But I feel it racing in my blood This throne is made of flesh and love [Chorus] [Bridge] It’s in the hands with ink stains Scars from every long shift In the eyes that never look away Hearts too heavy to drift [low vocal register] Not a king on a mountain [build] But a crowd in the street [grow to full voice] Every voice that they counted out Rising up on the beat [Chorus]
