“KING’S DECREE.”👑

**[INTRO — DISTANT WAR DRUMS / LOW VOICE]** **[VERSE 1 — COLD / PRECISE RAP]** Came from a room where the ceiling leaked Now I got a skyline underneath my feet Funny how the same ones who wouldn't let me speak Got their hands out now, asking what they can keep I remember every laugh, every “you won't last” Every cheap little shot, every door in my past Now the past looks small when I walk right past I don't need revenge— I just made it my class. Black on black, gold hanging from my neck No crown on my head, still they show respect I built this shit brick by brick, no architect If the throne wasn't waiting— I would've built that next. **[PRE-HOOK — WAR DRUMS BUILDING]** Hear the drums. Feel the ground. When I enter— Don't make a sound. One step. Two steps. Gates unlock. Everybody knows— **The king don't knock.** **[HOOK — MASSIVE CEREMONIAL CHANT]** Bow when the black flags rise Heads turn when I step outside No throne, still I rule this side Tell 'em— **MOVE.** I don't ask twice. Drums in the night, let the whole town know Crown made of scars, let the old world go If you came for the king, better come with a plan 'Cause I built this empire with my own two hands. **KING'S DECREE.** Read it in my eyes. **KING'S DECREE.** No need to sign. **[VERSE 2 — FASTER / AGGRESSIVE RAP]** They love the crown but they hate the weight Love the view but they fear the height Everybody wants a seat at the table Nobody wants to build the fucking plate I watched fake kings collapse for applause Watched little men hide behind bigger laws Now I walk in alone and they open the doors I don't need a squad— My name does the work. I got scars that don't show in the photographs Got ghosts in the room when I count my cash Every loss put steel in my back Every “no” put another blade in the rack You can copy the coat. Copy the chain. Copy the walk. Still ain't the same. You weren't there when the whole thing broke. I was building a throne while you watched me choke. **[HOOK — HEAVIER / FULL DRUMS]** Bow when the black flags rise Heads turn when I step outside No throne, still I rule this side Tell 'em— **MOVE.** I don't ask twice. Drums in the night, let the whole town know Crown made of scars, let the old world go If you came for the king, better come with a plan 'Cause I built this empire with my own two hands. **KING'S DECREE.** Read it in my eyes. **KING'S DECREE.** No need to sign. **[VERSE 3 — HALF-TIME / DARKER]** There was a time I would've begged for a seat Now I look at the table like it's under my feet Old me wanted everybody to see New me doesn't give a fuck who believes Two faces. One name. One built the throne. One survived the flame. One wants peace. One wants war. One remembers exactly what we suffered for. So when you see gold— Don't call it luck. When you see calm— Don't think I'm soft. I learned something watching empires fall: The loudest man in the room Ain't the strongest at all. **[TRADITIONAL BREAK — WAR DRUMS / SHOUTS]** HEY! HEY! Raise the banner! HEY! HEY! Sound the drums! HEY! HEY! Open the gates! **THE KING HAS COME.** **[VERSE 4 — RAP / EXPLOSIVE]** I don't bow. I don't bend. I don't beg. I don't pretend. I don't need ten men standing behind my name When one cold look can make the whole room change Tell the court I'm coming. Tell the city I'm awake. Tell every little snake hiding underneath the gate— I've been quiet long enough. Now watch what I become. When the drums start talking— **Everybody run.** Not from me. From what I represent. A boy who survived becoming something they couldn't prevent. No borrowed crown. No inherited name. No shortcut road. No one else to blame. I paid every price. Now I collect. If they want the old me— Tell 'em he left. **[FINAL HOOK — HUGE / CROWD CHANT]** **BLACK FLAGS UP.** **DRUMS GO HARD.** **KING WALK IN.** **CLEAR THE YARD.** No throne. No crown. Still they know who's in charge. **MOVE.** **MOVE.** **MOVE.** I'm taking what's mine. Black flags up. Let the whole world see. No crown on my head— Still the kingdom knows me. If you came for the king, Better come correctly. One name. One throne. One— **KING'S DECREE.** **[FINAL DROP — ALL MUSIC CUTS]** Who built it? **I DID.** Who owns it? **I DO.** Who survived it? **I DID.** Then remember— **RAVEN.** **[OUTRO — DISTANT WAR DRUMS]** The crown was never the power. Surviving without it was. Now… Open the gates.