[Intro - [Instrumental intro - 8 bars, shimmering awakening energy] [Verse 1 - female rock vocal, driving, the synth riff answering between lines] Four gold stripes. A chest of stone. Two-fifty pounds of flesh and bone. He takes the left seat he's the king. All four engines start to sing. [Pre-Chorus - drums building, toms rolling, synth climbing] The whole tower goes still. The sky waits on his will— [Chorus - the riff detonates, gang vocals, guitar and synth in unison] QUEEN OF THE SKIES! Too big to tame! QUEEN OF THE SKIES! Till one man came! Carved like a god, and Lord, obscene— it takes a king to ride a queen! [Post-Chorus - stomping, gang vocals answering] He takes her higher! (HIGHER!) He takes her higher! (HIGHER!) [the synth riff returns, guitar doubling] [Verse 2 - driving, the legend] A boy at the fence in the sun swore "One day — the biggest one." Here I am. The vow he made. Every single night, it's paid. [Pre-Chorus - bigger, toms thundering] He runs the throttles so slow. Lord, I'm begging him to go— [Chorus - bigger, full gang vocals answering] QUEEN OF THE SKIES! Too big to tame! (TOO BIG TO TAME!) QUEEN OF THE SKIES! Till one man came! (TILL HE CAME!) Carved like a god, and Lord, obscene— it takes a king to ride a queen! (A KING! A QUEEN!) [Post-Chorus - bigger, gang vocals answering] He takes her higher! (HIGHER!) He takes her higher! (GLORY! GLORY!) [Bridge - everything falls away to one held synth pad and a heartbeat kick] [Extra Virile Bass Male Voice, Airplane PA System] Cleared for takeoff. All four. Wide open. [one breath of silence, then the whole band detonates - blazing saturated guitar solo over the synth riff, 8 bars, climbing and climbing, gospel choir rising underneath] [Final Chorus - key change up, gang vocals at full power] QUEEN OF THE SKIES! Too big to tame! (TOO BIG TO TAME!) QUEEN OF THE SKIES! Till one man came! (TILL HE CAME!) Carved like a god, and Lord, obscene— (SO OBSCENE!) it takes a king to ride a queen! (A KING! A QUEEN!) Crown him where the air turns blue! (GLORY, GLORY!) Lord, look what one man can do! (GLORY, GLORY!) It takes a king to ride a queen! (gang vocals, huge) A KING! A QUEEN! [Apotheosis - the key lifts once more, massive gospel choir at full power, saturated lead guitar soaring over everything, the synth riff ringing out huge] (choir) GLORY! GLORY! QUEEN OF THE SKIES! [Lead vocal soaring over the choir] He takes me higher! (choir) GLORY! GLORY! A KING AND HIS QUEEN! [Lead vocal, one long held note] HIGHER! [choir and guitar climb together to one enormous held chord, then release] [Outro - the synth riff one last time, guitar doubling, arena reverb decaying] [Horny sexy female voice, spoken, low over the riff] Same time tomorrow, Captain? [Extra Virile Bass Male Voice, Airplane PA System] Same time every day. [Horny sexy female voice, spoken] The Queen is always ready.
