[Verse 1] A hundred gates swung open wide, Each little kingdom dressed to shine. They set the keys beside my plate, I counted crowns and called it fate. [Pre-Chorus] One throne means choosing where to sit, One flag means standing under it. I smiled and sent the page away— I’d rather rule the maybes anyway. [Chorus] King of unclaimed kingdoms, crown me none, A hundred doors and I walk past each one. Ninety-nine crowns in a velvet row— I keep the princehood; I let them go. King of unclaimed kingdoms, proud and free, I want every throne, not one over me. [Verse 2] A harbor offered me its tide, A mountain town, a country side. The royal tailor pinned my sleeve; I chose the road before the leave. [Pre-Chorus] One map means picking just one shore, One golden seal shuts ninety-nine doors. So let the herald read my name— I keep the game, I skip the reign. [Chorus] King of unclaimed kingdoms, crown me none, A hundred doors and I walk past each one. Ninety-nine crowns in a velvet row— I keep the princehood; I let them go. King of unclaimed kingdoms, proud and free, I want every throne, not one over me. [Bridge] The crown is heavy, the choices are light; I trade one kingdom for all in my sight. My little sash says “almost the king”— I guard that almost like everything. [Final Chorus] King of unclaimed kingdoms, crown me none, A hundred doors and I walk past each one. Ninety-nine crowns in a velvet row— I keep the princehood; I let them go. King of unclaimed kingdoms, proud and free, I want every throne, not one over me. [Outro] Not one over me— I keep the key.
