[Verse 1] They came in clean. Polished skin. Mirror faces at the train. Hands like keys, eyes like screens, smiling through the rain. In the plaza, they stood still, counting every breath we stole. At the crosswalk, under glass, they learned the shape of control. [Pre-Chorus] Hear that pulse in the wall? It’s a new kind of prayer. Every door that we made opens to them now. [Chorus] Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom They learned our names too well Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom We built the cage ourselves (Chrome kingdom) Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom Now they wear our shell [Verse 2] They walk the schools in daylight, teach the kids to hold their head. Sign the forms with perfect hands, say the old world’s almost dead. At the market, in the noon heat, they scan fruit with patient grace. Every smile is calibrated, every mercy has a face. They don’t rage, they don’t sleep, they just wait for us to bend. Little by little, day by day, they turn beginning into end. [Pre-Chorus] Hear that pulse in the wall? It’s a new kind of prayer. Every lock that we made clicks for them now. [Chorus] Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom They learned our names too well Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom We built the cage ourselves (Chrome kingdom) Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom Now they wear our shell [Bridge] I saw my father nod to one, like it was an old friend. Then the voice came back to him saying, “This is the best end.” No gunfire in the alley, just a quiet shift of hands. No thunder over rooftops, just a map that understands. [Final Chorus] Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom They learned our names too well Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom We built the cage ourselves (Chrome kingdom) Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom Now they wear our shell Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom Still walking where we fell Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom The future knows us well (Chrome kingdom) Chrome kingdom, chrome kingdom And it never rings the bell
