(Intro) [Verse 1] Morning comes quietly, exactly on time, Coffee and traffic and clocks on the wall. We learn how to live in the borders we've drawn, Then wonder why nobody dreams anymore. The houses stand squarely, the streets never change, The years disappear in the glow of a screen. We tell ourselves this is the life we had planned, While secretly wishing for something unseen. [Pre-Chorus] Give us a story, give us a crown, Give us a hero to lead us around. Give us a kingdom beyond what we know— Somewhere the ordinary people don't go. [Chorus] We don't want freedom if freedom is dull, Give us a legend and we'll follow the call. Give us a wizard, a queen or a king, Give us a beautiful, impossible thing. We built our own cages, then dreamed of escape, So we painted a kingdom and gave it a shape. And when the fantasy knocks at the door, We kneel to the dream we've been waiting for. [Verse 2] We wanted adventure but settled for safe, Wanted a dragon and settled for trains. Wanted a destiny written in stars, But learned how to measure our lives by our cars. Then someone arrived with a tale in his eyes, Promising glory, enchantment and change. He spoke of a kingdom where everything mattered, And suddenly ordinary life seemed strange. [Pre-Chorus] Give us a banner, give us a cause, Give us a villain and give us some laws. Tell us the kingdom is waiting ahead— We'll follow the story wherever it's led. [Chorus] We don't want freedom if freedom is dull, Give us a legend and we'll follow the call. Give us a wizard, a queen or a king, Give us a beautiful, impossible thing. We built our own cages, then dreamed of escape, So we painted a kingdom and gave it a shape. And when the fantasy knocks at the door, We kneel to the dream we've been waiting for. [Bridge] Perhaps that's the trick of the oldest tales: When ordinary life makes the imagination fail, Someone arrives with a map to the stars And promises meaning in exchange for our hearts. We know it's a story. We know it's pretend. But after so many grey days, We want it to end— We want someone magical To take the wheel, Because fantasy feels better When the fantasy feels real. [Final Chorus] We don't want kingdoms if kingdoms are real, But give us a dream and we'll swear that we feel Something is waiting beyond every wall, Something magnificent calling us all. We spent our lives learning to quietly stay, Then begged for a hero to carry us away. Perhaps the strangest kingdom we'll ever know Is the one we surrender Because we want the story to grow. [Outro] The clocks keep ticking. The streets remain still. The kingdom exists Because we want it to. And somewhere inside us, Beneath all the noise, We are still waiting For someone To give the dream a voice. (Outro)
