They Broke the Crown

[— THE OVERTHROW, 1893] [Intro - Spoken Word - Dual Overlay] [Male Voice - Left Channel] They broke the crown. They stole the throne. [Female Voice - Right Channel] (They broke the crown. They stole the throne.) [Male & Female Dueling Vocals - Overlapping] [Male Voice] They rose their flag in stolen land. [Female Voice] Makes you want to kill a man... [Both] ...but understand. PartyHustle villain Squad squad squad squad squad THE OVERTHROW [CHORUS —female vocals] they broke the crown— but couldn't break me. they stole the throne— but couldn't erase me rose their flag in stolen land we will never live thier lie but it lies in me and we won't die. they broke the crown— but couldn't break me. they stole the throne— but couldn't erase me rose their flag in stolen land rose their flag in stolen land rose their flag in stolen land they broke the crown— but couldn't break me. they stole the throne— but couldn't erase me rose their flag in stolen land we will never live thier lie but it lies in me and we won't die. they broke the crown— but couldn't break me. they stole the throne— but couldn't erase me rose their flag in stolen land rose their flag in stolen land rose their flag in stolen land [Male rap vocals]: January 17th for the mental I felt the kingdom tremble underneath my feet. They came for my head, for my island, for my crown, but the crown wasn't theirs. Foreign power in my streets, foreign soldiers in the air. I had a people behind me, I had guns outside my door. I could've called them into battle— but what would they be fighting for? it fucks me up that I yielded to the pressure, not because I bowed. I chose my people's lives over making my people proud. They called it revolution. I knew what I saw: A kingdom ripped from its queen while the world watched through the screen A kingdom ripped from its queen [CHORUS —female vocals] they broke the crown— but couldn't break me. they stole the throne— but couldn't erase me rose their flag in stolen land we will never live thier lie but it lies in me and we won't die. they broke the crown— but couldn't break me. they stole the throne— but couldn't erase me rose their flag in stolen land rose their flag in stolen land rose their flag in stolen land [VERSE 2 — IMPRISONMENT, 1895] Two years passed— then they came for me. Not for a coronation. Not to hear a queen speak. They called it rebellion. They called it keeping peace. Now the palace that was mine became my place of captivity. Behind these walls, I hear the island breathe. The ocean keeps on calling, but it can't reach me. My kingdom's outside this window. My people still remember me. And every stone beneath me whispers: “You are still their queen.” They took my freedom. They took my throne. But every night we write their names so none of us forget our own. You can lock the woman inside a room— but you cant lock us inside a tomb. You can lock the woman inside a room— but you cant lock us inside a tomb. You can lock the woman inside a room— but you cant lock us inside a tomb. You can lock the woman inside a room— but you cant lock Hawaiʻi inside a tomb. [female vocals]: they broke the crown— but couldn't break me. they stole the throne— but couldn't erase me rose their flag in stolen land we will never live thier lie but it lies in me and we won't die. they broke the crown— but couldn't break me. they stole the throne— but couldn't erase me rose their flag in stolen land rose their flag in stolen land rose their flag in stolen land [BRIDGE — THE REVENGE] So let them white wash their history. Let them call themselves the victors. Let them build their monuments and put their names on pictures. One day the children will ask: “Who was she?” And we will answer— [Proud crowd response female lead] “Shes our queen she the one the fear the one they couldn't make disappear.” [Male rap vocals] My revenge in my blood. My revenge is memory. My weapon is war. My weapon is identity. You can break a crown. You can bury a throne. But every generation remembers she— proves No one ever really dies. n.e.r.d. [FINAL CHORUS — BIGGER, screaming ad-libs] You broke the crown— you couldn't break me. You stole the throne— but you couldn't erase me. You can raise your flag where mine used to fly, but Hawaiʻi lives in me and we won't let it die. they took the crown from our head, they took the palace from our hands— But you can't take our people by taking land. [OUTRO — QUIET] They took our crown. They took our freedom. But they never took Her name. Liliʻuokalani. Her people. Her Hawaiʻi. The crown may be broken... but we're not. [Male vocals spoken word]: Party Hustle Villain squad trilogy for the islands and the last queen of america