[Intro: heavy 808 heartbeat, acoustic pick, slide guitar moan] [Verse - low, smoky, carrying the dark] I don't run from the dark, I walk with it, Hand in hand down a dirt road lit, It ain't my enemy, it's my teacher, Preachin' in a language no preacher could feature. Got shadows in my pockets, got ghosts in my boots, Got roots that go deeper than their pretty little truths. [Pre-Chorus - building, 808 starts to thump] They told me light only, don't touch the night, I touched it, held it, learned to read by its light, [Chorus - anthem, heavy 808 + steel, sovereign fire] I carry it, I hold it, I learned from it, Busted it open and I saw the shine in it, Every broken piece they said was sin in it, Turned out to be fine - damn fine - light in it. This is sovereign, one woman, one way, No choir behind me, just what I have to say, I walk alone and the dark walks with me, And we both know exactly what we need to be. [Verse 2 - Stevie Nicks mystic, bluesy, spicy] I don't need light to make it go away, I shine my light ON it, let it stay and stay, Peel back the rot, see the gold underneath, Wildflowers growin' between my teeth. I kissed my darkness, gave it a name, It kissed me back and we ain't the same. [Bridge - breakdown, just 808 and whisper to growl] [Whisper] Walkin' this path alone ain't weakness... [Growl] It's alchemy. I don't banish my demons, I hire 'em, Teach 'em to sing in my choir of one. I don't hide my dark, I wear it, Like black lace, like Texas sun. [Chorus 2 - BIGGER, full anthem, no choir, just you stacked] I carry it! I hold it! I busted it open! Shined my light and watched the fine pieces glow-in! Every lie they told me was a diamond in the rough, Every chain they gave me made my hands strong enough! This is sovereign! (Sovereign!) One woman way! (One woman way!) Heavy boots, heavy bass, heavy soul and I ain't afraid to say - [Outro - 808 fade, slide guitar cry, final spell] I walk with the dark 'cause the dark walks true, It never lied about what it been through, Where the fields meet the sky, I carry it all - and I shine. Sovereign.
