[Intro — whispered / cinematic] Above the low lights… I heard the night train calling Smoke on still water… Whiskey and light… I became the grace they never poured me [Verse 1] Soft rain on a neon street Fading headlines at my feet Ash-heart hidden under stone Every queen walks home alone Clarinet in a copper haze New dawn smoldering through the haze Trumpet crying through the storm Turning sorrow into form Late night angels, cheap red wine I wear forgiveness like a line Broken halos, open skies Cigarette glow behind my eyes [Pre-Chorus] I can kneel I won’t break Lay all my secrets in your wake Hear the stillness Hear the hum This kind of ruin’s where I’m from [CHORUS / MASSIVE DROP] RISE — WITH THE SMOKE-LIT QUEEN Swaying through the silver scene MERCY — IN MY BLOODSTREAM No old vows can silence me BREATHE — WHERE THE SLOW WINDS BLOW Choirs fade in afterglow LIGHT — IN THE VOID I GLOW I became what hurt can know [Verse 2] Cracked decanters, tarnished gold Every lie we ever told And I kept the secret flame Now the shadows speak my name Velvet pulse beneath my skin Peace begins where sins have been Blue-note hymns inside my lungs Bittersweet on every tongue Muted trumpet haunts the night Like silver smoke in candlelight Three ghosts circling my throne Still this sovereign drinks alone [Pre-Chorus] Cheap salvation Slow release Only bleeding into peace Hear the glass ring Hear it sigh Even fallen queens can rise [CHORUS / DROP] RISE — WITH THE SMOKE-LIT QUEEN Swaying through the silver scene MERCY — IN MY BLOODSTREAM No old vows can silence me BREATHE — WHERE THE SLOW WINDS BLOW Choirs fade in afterglow LIGHT — IN THE VOID I GLOW I became what hurt can know [Bridge — half-time ritual] (whispers layered) Mercy… mercy… mercy… I walked through the closing gate I kissed the mouth of fate Every bruise became a seed Every loss unbound my need (furious chant) WHITE TIDE WHITE SKY NO SHAME NO CHAINS [FINAL CHORUS / APOCALYPTIC DROP] RISE — WITH THE SMOKE-LIT QUEEN Worlds dissolve beneath my feet MERCY — IN THIS TRAGEDY I am bruise and melody BREATHE — WHERE THE SLOW WINDS BLOW Hear the final afterglow LIGHT — WHERE THE SOFT STARS GLOW Now the whole late night will know [Outro — distorted whisper] I was never broken… I was burning…
