Mother and The Monarch (ScHiZm n' Lineage)

She wore a crown I wore the dust She had a kingdom I only had us Three little hands Holding mine She had forever But no bloodline Marble halls Painted smiles Every gesture Put on trial Stand up straight Choose a king Give the kingdom Everything I had no jewels No famous name Just hungry mouths And candle flame She crossed the square To see me there Then whispered low “I hate this chair.” They said “A monarch must obey” She said “Then take the crown away” They said “History remembers queens” She said “Then history can remember me” Mother and The Monarch! Raise the gates Let the whole world talk Mother and The Monarch! Hand in hand Let the kingdom watch One brought children One brought gold Two wild hearts Refused the mold Mother and The Monarch! Crown be damned She chose her love And took her hand Before the dawn The carriage came My youngest asked “Are we to blame?” She dropped down Onto her knees “No child of yours Will beg from me” Not charity Not royal grace She touched the dirt Beside my face “I’ve loved you poor” “I’ll love you fed” “Now pack the house” “And bring the beds” The village gathered Door by door Waiting for scandal Waiting for war A farmer laughed A widow cried Then all at once The bells replied Mother and The Monarch! Raise the gates Let the whole world talk Mother and The Monarch! Side by side Let the kingdom watch One brought children One brought gold Now one home Will hold them all Mother and The Monarch! Hear them cheer For the family Standing here The royal silver Bought schoolbooks The banquet hall Fed half the town Velvet curtains Became warm coats Golden chandeliers Came down One child wanted Paint and clay One wanted drums At break of day One wanted cake She laughed aloud “Then bake enough To feed the crowd!” What good is money Locked away? What good is gold Too clean to waste? What good is power If power means You cannot love Without permission? Gold for the hungry Silk for the cold Books for the children Empty the gold Sell every portrait Open every room Turn every treasure Into something that blooms They called it waste She called it life They wanted a king She wanted a wife Let every portrait Fall from the wall If love is disgrace Then disgrace us all “Are we poor?” “No.” “Are we rich?” She smiled. “We have enough.” The Queen looked down At every little face And whispered “No. We have everything.” Mother and The Monarch! Raise the gates Let the whole world talk Mother and The Monarch! Side by side Let the kingdom watch One brought children One brought gold Both brought hearts That would not fold Mother and The Monarch! No disguise Unconditional No compromise Mother and The Monarch! Spend the gold Mother and The Monarch! Break the mold Mother and The Monarch! Let love run wild A Queen A mother And every child She wore the crown I wore the dust Now both are somewhere Behind us No throne No debt No royal part Only children And one shared heart Mother And The Monarch