(Verse 1) Beneath the cathedral’s weathered bones Where the river whispers through the climbing rose A ribbon of gold bound the silent hands A distant throne, yet the crown stayed cold Crossed the salt with the tide in the veins To lie beside a lion wrapped in rain (Chorus) The queen who never wore the crown A hidden river flowing underneath the ground Tempests roared and tore across the sky While roots grew deep where the wild orchards lie In the quiet fields of the mother’s land A kingdom rose that no one understands (Verse 2) Banners burned with holy war flame Gardens tended that remember the name Every star chased was held in the chest Every wound carried turned into rest Wolves still sing of the king who never came home The hearth stayed lit so the fire wouldn’t roam (Chorus) The queen who never wore the crown The unseen moon when the sun beat down Thunder and claw, the storm unchained The soil where the wildflowers remained In the gentle fields where the heart first grew The story worn like morning dew (Bridge) No scribe will carve this soul in marble or verse No trumpet calls for the silent nurse Yet the old walls hum and the vineyards sway With a love that learned to bloom anyway (Final Chorus (softer, then rising)) The queen who never wore the crown Still held the heart of the lion when night came down Let legends ride on rivers of fire Kept the quiet, the earth, and the briar In the gentle fields where the heart took root… A throne was found in the hidden truth
