Crown Down, Hands Open

[Verse 1]
They put gold on my head
Laid a cloak on your shoulders
All these rooms
All these rules
And we both felt smaller
You were smiling for the crowd
But your eyes were asking
"who am I now?"
I was shaking in my shoes
Hiding under borrowed power
[Chorus]
Crown down
Hands open
Let’s be honest in this heavy robe
If the whole world’s watching
Can we still be just two souls?
I don’t want a castle
If I can’t be scared with you
Crown down
Hands open
Let me be myself
And you be you
[Verse 2]
We got lost in the hall
Where the portraits stare forever
You said
"I don't know how
To be anyone's 'your highness' ever"
So you kicked off your heels
I confessed I hate the speeches
All the deals
You laughed
Said "maybe that’s
The truest thing I’ve heard here"
[Chorus]
Crown down
Hands open
Let’s be honest in this heavy robe
If the whole world’s watching
Can we still be just two souls?
I don’t want a castle
If I can’t be scared with you
Crown down
Hands open
Let me be myself
And you be you
[Bridge]
[Soft fiddle and ukulele break
Then vocal comes in close]
So let them cheer outside our gate (mmm)
We’ll be learning how to bend
Not break (oh)
If I’m more than what they made me
Will you still reach out and take me
As I am
As I am
As I am?
[Chorus]
Crown down
Hands open
Let’s be honest in this heavy robe
If the whole world’s watching
Can we still be just two souls?
I don’t want a kingdom
If your heart can’t wander through
Crown down
Hands open
I’ll lay my armor down for you
[Outro]
You take my shaking fingers
I touch your tangled hair
Two strangers in a story
Saying
"I am here
I’m here"
Crown down on the table
Just a woman
Just a man
Learning this new life together
Hand in trembling hand

folk, Tender indie-folk ballad with female vocals, brushed percussion, warm ukulele strums, and a lyrical fiddle weaving countermelodies. Intimate verses stay close and hushed; chorus blooms with light harmonies and a gentle lift in tempo. Soft bass and subtle piano swells deepen the low end as the bridge strips back to voice and ukulele before a final, glowing full-band refrain., indie pop, female vocals, soft, ukulele