[Verse 1]
[M]
Born in a room with a chipped gold frame
Mama said, boy, carry that name
They call me chosen when the cameras lean
But I learned grace in the in-between
[F]
Tick-tock truth in a velvet suit
Every face here wants a newer truth
Lip gloss prayers and a borrowed throne
Everybody shining, nobody home
[Pre-Chorus]
[M]
I seen kings in a rented coat
I seen saints with a branded joke
[F]
Hands up high for the likes they crave
Then they bow to the thing they made
[Chorus]
Born a messiah
Born to rise
Crown in the feed
Fire in my eyes
Born a messiah
Hear the crowd
I lift my head
When it all comes down
(Born a messiah)
(Born a messiah)
[Verse 2]
[M]
Red carpet steps on a paper heart
A flashbulb hymn in the private dark
They sell a dream in a plastic cup
Then blame the child when the world wakes up
[F]
Mirror, mirror in a mirrored hall
Who stays holy when the numbers call?
I wear my scars like a royal seam
You can’t buy blood in a magazine
[Pre-Chorus]
[M]
I seen saints in a designer sleeve
[F]
I seen wolves on a weekly feed
[M]
But if the sky gonna split for me
[F]
Let it split for what we need
[Chorus]
Born a messiah
Born to rise
Crown in the feed
Fire in my eyes
Born a messiah
Hear the crowd
I lift my head
When it all comes down
(Born a messiah)
(Born a messiah)
[Bridge]
[M]
No gold can keep a soul awake
No crowd can bless what the money takes
[F]
If I’m gonna walk through the smoke tonight
Let me leave with my name still bright
[M]
Ain’t no idol in a velvet room
[F]
Ain’t no heaven in a borrowed bloom
[M]
Just a pulse
[F]
Just a vow
Both: I was built for this now
[Final Chorus]
Born a messiah
Born to rise
Crown in the feed
Fire in my eyes
Born a messiah
Hear the crowd
I lift my head
When it all comes down
Born a messiah
Let it ring
I walk through the noise
With a human thing
(Born a messiah)
(Born a messiah)