[LONG AMBIENT INTRO] [Distant shimmering electric guitar, soft tape hiss, hazy pads, no drums] [VERSE 1] [Very intimate, breathy male vocal] She looks into the mirror, Like she's searching for a sign, Counting every little scar, As if they're crimes she left behind. She says the years have changed her, That she's not the girl she was, But I see something beautiful, In everything she's scared of. [INSTRUMENTAL] [Shimmering guitars drift across the stereo field] [VERSE 2] [Gentle acoustic guitar enters, soft bass underneath] She thinks the world is watching, Every line upon her face, Like somehow getting older Means she's slowly lost her place. But beauty isn't frozen, And love was never meant to be, A photograph of yesterday, Or someone you're supposed to be. [PRE-CHORUS] [Warm analogue synth slowly rises] So don't hide your eyes, Don't turn away, You don't have to be The girl you were yesterday. [CHORUS] [Male vocal opens up, still emotional and restrained] Thirty-three is a queen, Not a monster in the night, Not something you should run from, Not something you should hide. Thirty-three is a queen, Every scar has earned its place, Every year that came before Is written beautifully across your face. [LONG INSTRUMENTAL] [Wide shoegaze guitars, hazy synths, restrained live drums] [VERSE 3] [Pull back again, intimate vocal] You've spent so long believing You were somehow hard to love, Trying to become somebody You were never meant to become. But I don't see a monster, I don't see what's wrong with you, I see every broken piece And every reason I love you. [PRE-CHORUS] [Drums begin to grow, guitars widen] So don't hide your eyes, Don't turn away, You don't have to be The girl you were yesterday. [CHORUS] [More layers, subtle vocal harmonies] Thirty-three is a queen, Not a monster in the night, Not something you should run from, Not something you should hide. Thirty-three is a queen, Every scar has earned its place, Every year that came before Is written beautifully across your face. [BREAKDOWN] [Drums disappear, only guitar, distant pad and vocal] And if you could see What I see tonight, You'd never be afraid Of growing older in the light. You're not losing something, You're becoming something new. [QUIETLY] Thirty-three... Is a queen. Not a monster. [LONG INSTRUMENTAL BUILD] [Shimmering guitars slowly multiply, bass returns, drums gradually enter] [FINAL CHORUS] [Huge emotional cinematic crescendo, powerful male vocal] Thirty-three is a queen, Not a monster in the night, You don't have to hide away, You don't have to fear the light. Thirty-three is a queen, And every scar has earned its place, Every year that came before Only makes you more beautiful today. Thirty-three is a queen, Let the whole world see you shine, You were never something broken, You were becoming all this time. [CLIMAX] [Full layered shoegaze guitars, huge pads, live drums, vocal harmonies] Thirty-three is a queen... Not a monster. Thirty-three is a queen... And you were beautiful All along. [EXTENDED INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO] [Huge shimmering guitar wall slowly dissolves into reverb and tape ambience]
