[Intro] (Soft, mournful pedal steel melody) (Deep, heavy breath) Yeah... Listen close. This is the echo of a King’s shattered heart. [Verse 1] They don't teach you how to breathe when your lungs are full of ash When the timeline of your heaven turns to ruin in a flash She was steel wrapped in velvet, she was iron in the rain A masterpiece of loyalty, defined by all the pain I saw the doctors talk in circles, saw the numbers on the screen But they didn't know the woman, they didn't know My Queen She was dancing in the wildfire, she was laughing in the storm The only thing that kept me sane, in a world that wasn't warm. [Verse 2] The nights were long and hollow, filled with painful and agonizing screams I was living in a nightmare, she was creating our own dreams Triple negative, they called it—a war without a sound But she stood up in the rubble, and she never hit the ground Her skin was pale as moonlight, but her spirit was the sun Fighting battles for the decades, knowing life was almost done And I stood there in the shadows, just a witness to the grace Of a love that conquered everything we ever had to face [Pre-Chorus] (Vocal rising, pained and intense) They talk about resilience like it’s something you can learn But they never felt the fire, they never felt the burn She was forged in the furnace, she was polished by the fear And the only truth that mattered was the one I’m holding here. [Chorus] (Deep, melodic, powerful delivery) Oh, my Queen, you were the anchor in the shifting sand The softest touch of healing in a cold and weary land You fought the darkness inside with strength and grace And left me here to carry all this love I can never ever replace You’re my once in a lifetime, you’re the soul inside my bone And God help me, baby girl, I don't know how to be alone Yeah, you fought the fight, you won the war, you’re finally free But you took the best part of my whole world... away from me! [Verse 3] I’m looking at your pictures, trying to see your ghost Trying to find the comfort in the things that I miss the most The way you looked at me when the world was turning black Like I was all you needed, like you’d never look back That’s the loyalty I’m talking, that’s the gold that won’t decay It’s the scar upon my spirit that will never fade away You taught me how to suffer, you taught me how to live And you gave me every ounce of love that you had left to give. [Bridge] (Acapella Break - Raw, fragile, breaking voice) I’m reaching for your hand, but I’m grabbing at the air Just a hollow, empty silence, and a cross I have to bear You were the masterpiece, a beautiful design The finest piece of heaven that was ever truly mine. (Full instrumentation kicks back in - heavy and mournful) [Chorus] (Anthemic, raw delivery) Oh, my Queen, you were the anchor in the shifting sand The softest touch of healing in a cold and weary land You fought the darkness inside with strength and grace And left me here to carry all the love I can’t replace You’re my once in a lifetime, you’re the soul inside my bone And God help me, baby girl, I don't know how to be alone Yeah, you fought the fight, you won the war, you’re finally free But you took the best part of my whole world away from me. [Final Verse] (Soft, fading, whispered intensity) The battle’s over, Erica, the armor’s cast aside You’re resting in the glory where the weary souls abide I’ll keep the fire burning, I’ll keep your name alive I’ll find a way to live, just to prove we did survive But the world is just a shadow, and the colors have turned gray Until I find you waiting, at the end of every day. [Outro] (Pedal steel fading into nothingness) My Queen... Rest now. I love you... with all my soul 1919... I'm shattered inside. [End Track] (Fade to silence)
