[Intro: warm Rhodes, distant choir texture, dry close vocal] Head up high, King Yeah You Me Same thing [Verse 1: low melodic rap, restrained confidence] No throne No crown No gold in the room Just scars on the skin And some shit I lived through Lost love Lost time Lost pieces of me Had to walk through the dark Just to learn how to see They can tell you you're finished Tell you you're weak Tell you you're nothing When you're down on your knees But getting back up That's the part they don't see Every fall took something Every rise built me So wash off the lies That were never your skin All the voices outside That you carried within You don't need their permission You don't need them to bow No throne No crown Still a king right now [Pre-Chorus: warm R&B lift, stacked low harmony] Head up high Don't hide your eyes You've already fought For this fucking life No one gave it to you You survived So stand up straight You're still alive [Chorus: anthemic melodic hook, chantable] Head up high, King Head up high There's a king inside Fight for him with your life No throne No crown Still standing right now You earned this life You the King now Head up high, King Head up high Wash yourself clean Of every damn lie No throne No crown Don't need one anyhow You earned this life You the King now [Post-Chorus: rhythmic crowd-style doubles] King inside King inside Head up high Head up high Earned this life Earned this life King right now [Verse 2: fuller drums, stronger pocket] I used to think a crown Came from somebody else Love me Choose me Tell me I had worth Nah That's how you lose yourself Handing somebody else The keys to your health If they leave You fall If they stay You rise That's no kingdom That's a prison disguised So I took back my name Took back my time Took every broken piece And said, “You're still mine” Not perfect Not clean Still got nights I go low Still got ghosts in the room Still got shit I don't know But strength ain't never hurting Strength ain't never scared Strength is waking up tomorrow And still fucking being there [Pre-Chorus: harmony opens wider] Head up high Don't hide your eyes You've already fought For this fucking life No one gave it to you You survived So stand up straight You're still alive [Chorus: full groove, stacked harmonies] Head up high, King Head up high There's a king inside Fight for him with your life No throne No crown Still standing right now You earned this life You the King now Head up high, King Head up high Wash yourself clean Of every damn lie No throne No crown Don't need one anyhow You earned this life You the King now [Bridge: drums drop, intimate vocal] And if nobody tells you tonight I'll tell you You made it this far That means something Not because pain made you special Not because suffering makes a man But because every time life asked If you were finished You answered Not yet [Bridge Lift: choir pad rises, heartbeat kick] Yeah, you Yeah, me King inside Still breathe No throne No crown Stand up Right now [Final Chorus: biggest lift, chant-response energy] Head up high, King Head up high There's a king inside Fight for him with your life No throne No crown We don't need them now We earned this life We the Kings now Head up high, King Head up high Leave every old lie Burning behind No throne No crown Still standing somehow We earned this life We the Kings now [Final Refrain: drums reduce, crowd doubles] Head up high King inside Earned this life Still alive No throne No crown King right now [Outro: dry vocal, instruments fade] Head up high, King Yeah You You the King
