Kingdom of My Own

Verse 1 (The feeling of being hidden/lost)
​They built a wall around the sun
And told us that the day was done
They kept the keys in iron hands
And drew their lines across our lands
But they didn't know about the seed
That grows beneath the bitter weed.

Chorus (The moment of reclamation - the "Heart-Tugger")
​Oh, you can take the house, but not the home
I am a kingdom of my own
The cage is wide, the lock is thin
I’m letting all the light back in
Yeah, I’m letting all the light back in.
​Verse 2 (Finding the voice again)
​I’m un-learning every word they said
The heavy stones, the tangled thread
I’m washing off the dust and shame
And whispering my secret name
It’s a quiet song, a steady spark
That they could never see inside the dark.
Verse 3: The Gathering
The winter’s long, the ice is deep
But even giants fall asleep
And one by one, the whispers grow
Like shadows moving on the snow
We’re trading in the stolen years
For silver lines and honest tears
We’re pulling back the heavy veil
To tell a different kind of tale.
Chorus 2: The Reclamation
Oh, you can take the house, but not the home
We are a kingdom of our own
The cage is wide, the lock is thin
We’re letting all the light back in
Yeah, we’re letting all the light back in.
The Final Chorus: "The Light is In"
Oh, you can take the house, but not the home
We are a kingdom of our own
The cage is wide, the lock is thin
We’re letting all the light back in
​Yeah, we’re letting all the light back in
From the places where they said we couldn't be
From the silence that was never meant for me
We’re letting all the light back in.
(Slowly)
I am tracing lines...
I am finding the way...
To a face I recognize...
To a brand new day.
​(Whispered)
The light is in.
The light is finally in.

Female Vocal, indie folk, folk-pop, folk