[Verse 1]
I saw you cross the room
In a white shirt, red cheeks
My pulse hit the floor
Like a drum in my teeth
Your eyes said, "Come closer"
Mine forgot how to breathe
Now I'm clutching the edge
Of the night with both knees
[Pre-Chorus]
Gold on your eyelids
Cold on my tongue
One look from you
And the whole world spun
My heart says jump
My head says run
But your name in my chest
Keeps beating on, beating on
[Chorus]
Golden kings and queens
Golden kings and queens
You and me, we shine
Like a fever in the seams
Golden kings and queens
Golden kings and queens
Heartbeat, heartbeat, rise
Take my hand, let's make it mean
[Verse 2]
You wear that smile like a crown
I wear mine a little too low
But when you pull me around
Even doubt starts to glow
Every step, every stare
Feels like a spark in the dark
We don't need a parade
Just your hand, just this heart
[Pre-Chorus]
Gold on your eyelids
Cold on my tongue
One look from you
And the whole world spun
My heart says jump
My head says run
But your name in my chest
Keeps beating on, beating on
[Chorus]
Golden kings and queens
Golden kings and queens
You and me, we shine
Like a fever in the seams
Golden kings and queens
Golden kings and queens
Heartbeat, heartbeat, rise
Take my hand, let's make it mean
[Bridge]
[Half-time]
If the night falls down
Let it fall on us
If the world goes loud
We turn it into gold dust
Close enough now
I can hear your soul
In the way you laugh
In the way you hold control
[Final Chorus]
Golden kings and queens
Golden kings and queens
We don't ask permission
When we walk into the dream
Golden kings and queens
Golden kings and queens
Heartbeat, heartbeat, rise
You and me were born to gleam
Golden kings and queens
Golden kings and queens
Heartbeat, heartbeat, rise
Take my hand, let's make it mean