[Intro — Voice 1, low smoky alto; dry and close] No throne in the room, just a wire in the wall Blue light on the mirror, five shadows standing tall I put my hand to the current, let it learn my name Tonight we do not wait for power—we become the flame [Verse 1 — Voice 1] I kept my hunger under velvet Smiled while the locks changed shape Every door said, “Not yet, darling” Every no became a gate I watched the chosen cross the carpet Heard the cameras call them gold So I stitched a crown from copper And wore the voltage like a soul [Verse 1B — Voice 5, clear high register] I kept a sunrise in my jacket Folded where nobody knew Every room reflected someone I was almost turning into Then the glass began to tremble When I finally told the truth: I do not need their light to find me I have lightning in my blood [Pre-Chorus — Voice 2, bright and rhythmically precise] One spark, two sparks, running through the floor Three hearts, four hearts, beating at the door Five names, one sound, rising through the smoke Touch the metal, feel it wake— We are not a little hope [Chorus — Voice 3, warm soulful belt; selective group answers] Crown electric, crown electric Feel it moving through our bones No permission, no protection We can build our own Crown electric, crown electric Every mirror starts to glow If the world will not anoint us We will make the current know [Voice 1 response] I bring the gravity [Voice 5 response] I bring the sky [All, controlled harmony] Five different flames, one power line [Post-Chorus — short, percussive] Gold in the dark Pulse in the glass Call us a future Too bright to pass [Verse 2 — Voice 2] They tried to turn us into numbers Tried to choose the one who wins Put a spotlight on our fractures Made a market of our skin I admit I watched you shining And I wanted what you had Then I saw the room get smaller Every time they made us clash [Voice 4 — airy and intimate] I went quiet in the thunder Thought my softness made me weak But a whisper through a circuit Still can make the whole room speak I do not have to sound like lightning I can move beneath the rain I can be the hidden current Keeping every light awake [Pre-Chorus — Voice 2 with Voice 4 underneath] One spark, two sparks, running through the floor Three hearts, four hearts, beating at the door Five names, one sound, rising through the smoke Touch the metal, feel it wake— We are more than what they chose [Chorus — wider, still controlled] Crown electric, crown electric Feel it moving through our bones No permission, no protection We can build our own Crown electric, crown electric Every mirror starts to glow If the world will not anoint us We will make the current know [Breakdown — drums vanish; Voice 4 alone with piano] I was scared that if you saw me You would know I was unsure I was scared your light could take mine Like there was not room for more But a crown is only metal Till another hand makes heat And a circuit dies in silence If the current cannot meet [Voice 3, soft] Come stand beside me [Voice 1] Not under my name [Voice 5] Not behind me [Voice 2] Inside the flame [Build — each voice enters separately] [Voice 1] I bring the midnight [Voice 2] I bring the motion [Voice 3] I bring the thunder [Voice 4] I bring the ocean [Voice 5] I bring the skyline [All] We bring it open [Final Chorus — full but clear; distinct entrances] [Voice 3] Crown electric, crown electric [Voice 1] Heavy enough to hold our own [Voice 2] Every rhythm turns a key now [Voice 4] Every quiet voice is known [Voice 5] Crown electric, crown electric Watch the whole horizon glow [All] If the world will not anoint us We will make the current know No one over, no one under No one left outside the light Five different flames, one power line Burning royal through the night [Outro — intimate, restrained] [Voice 4] No throne in the room [Voice 1] No hand on the crown [Voice 3] Only the current [Voice 5] Turning around [Voice 2] Five names in the voltage [All, soft] And none of us bow
