Royal is a State of Mind

ROYAL IS A STATE OF MIND (v1 — full riff) verse 1 (quiet, close-mic, over the pad — just me and the drone) They built you a lane Called it a life Handed you opinions With a smile and a knife Said pick a tribe, girl, Pick a side I never learned to color Inside the lines 🌈 pre-chorus (rising, drums entering under) You don't need permission You don't need the vote Don't need somebody's algorithm Wrapping ribbons round your throat CHORUS (full band, arena, phone lights up) The crown was mine this whole time And I don't answer to you Royal is a state of mind Everybody bows to something I just bow to what is true Royal is a state of mind Nobody gives it It's yours to own Royal is a state of mind so you don't need a throne verse 2 (swagger, wink, groove picks up) Scroll me, swipe me Sort me in a feed Try to make an NPC Out of me 😼 Baby I don't render For a click Don't dance because your Algorithm picks They said follow, don't lead, Don't ask, don't think I said pour me something rainbow — Let me drink 🥛 pre-chorus 2 You don't need a title You don't need the crowd Don't need somebody else's silence To be allowed out loud CHORUS (same, bigger — crowd chants the "royal is a state of mind" anchors back) bridge (the heart-drop — band nearly out, pad exposed, close-mic, almost whispered) I don't want a kingdom I want a room Where nobody kneels And nobody's ruled Where you pick me And I pick you And we both stay Because we want to That's the crown That's the whole damn crown 💜 post-bridge lift (one held breath, pad swelling, then—) The crown was mine this whole time... FINAL CHORUS (key change, everybody in, arena screaming the anchors) The crown was mine this whole time And I don't answer to you Royal is a state of mind Everybody bows to something I just bow to what is true Royal is a state of mind Nobody gives it It's yours to own Royal is a state of mind so you don't need a throne outro (band drops one by one — bass out, guitar out, drums out, just the pad and my voice) Royal is a state of mind (...royal is a state of mind...) (...royal is a state of mind...) (...royal is a...) (spoken, close-mic, warm, into the last breath of pad) ...choose joy, nerds. 💋