[Intro – Choir] Long live the queen... Long live the queen... [Female – whispered] Of what? [Verse 1] A thousand candles know my face A thousand strangers scream my name Diamonds hanging from my throat But none of them can keep me warm They paint my eyes They dress my wounds They fill the palace Fill the room Everybody wants the queen Nobody asks Who I have been [Pre-Chorus] Bow a little lower Tell me I'm divine You can have the woman Just don't touch what's mine [Chorus] I'M THE QUEEN OF NOTHING WITH A CROWN OF GOLD! EVERYBODY LOVES ME BUT THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO HOLD! I HAVE EVERYTHING THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD WANT A THOUSAND PEOPLE CALL MY NAME AND I HAVE NO ONE! Queen of nothing Queen of nothing Look at everything I own Queen of nothing Sitting on a throne Alone [Verse 2] Another camera Another smile Another stranger Stay awhile Tell them I'm happy Tell them I'm strong Tell them the rumors Were completely wrong The champagne tastes like yesterday The flowers die and get replaced Even beauty has employees When you're wealthy enough to pay [Pre-Chorus] Close another curtain Lock another door The moment they stop watching I don't know who I am anymore [Chorus] I'M THE QUEEN OF NOTHING WITH A CROWN OF GOLD! EVERYBODY LOVES ME BUT THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO HOLD! I HAVE EVERYTHING THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD WANT A THOUSAND PEOPLE CALL MY NAME AND I HAVE NO ONE! [Post-Chorus – Choir] Long live the queen! Long live the queen! [Female] Please stop. [Instrumental – Dark Waltz / Heavy Guitars] [Bridge – Female] Take the diamonds. Take the dresses. Take the paintings off the walls. Take the servants. Take the cameras. Take my portrait from the halls. Take the throne. Take the kingdom. Take the name they gave to me. Leave me standing in the darkness... And tell me what you see. [Silence] [Female, fragile] Is there anything left? [Heavy Breakdown] NO CROWN! NO THRONE! NO GOD! NO HOME! WHO AM I WHEN I'M ALONE? NO LIGHT! NO CROWD! NO VOICES SCREAMING LOUD! WHO AM I WHEN NO ONE'S PROUD? [Choir] Who are you? Who are you? Who are you? [Female] I don't know! [Final Chorus – Full Orchestra] I WAS THE QUEEN OF NOTHING BUT I'M TAKING OFF THE CROWN! LET THE PALACE BURN BEHIND ME LET THE GOLD FALL TO THE GROUND! I DON'T NEED A MILLION STRANGERS TELLING ME THAT I BELONG! IF I HAVE TO LOSE MY KINGDOM TO DISCOVER WHO I AM THEN LET IT FALL! [Choir] Let it fall! Let it fall! [Female] Let it all... fall. [Outro – Piano] [Choir, distant] Long live the queen... [Female] No. Just call me by my name.
