[Verse 1: Echo - Female vocal] Born where magic is the power Where they weigh the worth of a voice Beloved daughter, now pariah I was never allowed a choice [Ice - deep male vocal] They called her entertainer Like it was a tiny word Like a label that you throw At the prices you can’t afford [Verse 2: Ice - deep male vocal] I saw her for what she really was A princess made for fame I left the cold, the stinging blue I followed her banked flame [Echo - Female vocal] I built a kingdom of voice and air Battlements in tones they couldn’t hear He brought his danger to my door And I opened it without fear [Chorus: Both] We are the elves who were sometimes the heirs But they could not see us as their prize So we built a kingdom of sound and air Made from the blizzard, my voice, our cries [Verse 3: Echo - Female vocal] There’s magic in entertainer There’s a kingdom in the word I built mine with every song They wouldn’t let me sing at court They may call me small They may call me less They don’t know what lives inside This thing they could not possess [Verse 4: Ice - deep male vocal] Your walls are strong, made of stories bold But my kinsmen will come, and their blood runs cold You left a world that set you free I was prisoner of a kingdom I had to flee [Chorus: Both] We are the elves who were sometimes the heirs But they could not see us as their prize So we built a kingdom of sound and air Made from the blizzard, my voice, our cries [Bridge: Echo - Female vocal] The bright lights keep the soldiers at bay Our song is fury and force But one day the reckoning will come due We’ll face it without remorse [Final Chorus: Both] We are the elves who were sometimes the heirs But they could not see us as their prize So we built a kingdom of sound and air Made from the blizzard, my voice, our cries And we’ll stand together in this little kingdom Of what we chose to be Who we choose to be [Outro: Echo - Female vocal, spoken loud and cheerful] Sorry, my lovelies! I hear a disturbance at the door! I think we might need to take a short break, while security sorts it out!
