[Verse 1]
Woke up to sirens
Then silence
Ash on the cars
Names on the walls
Learned how to sleep with one eye open
Learned how to run when the dead start to crawl
Counting the months by the scars on my knuckles
Talking to ghosts in the glare of my scope
Fire in a soup can
Knife under pillow
Breathing in rust
Chewing on hope
[Chorus]
I walked this hell alone
Now they wanna take my throne
I bled for every breath I’ve got
You think I’m yours to drop? (yeah)
I’m the last one left still standing
Don’t you ever misunderstand it
You can draw that line in sand
But I’m the queen of the wasteland
[Verse 2]
Found you all shaking in someone else’s bunker
Empty on ammo
Surrounded by teeth
I cleared that stairwell
Boots in the thunder
Dragged your new kingdom back from the brink
Now you hold court at the end of the hallway
Eyes on my back every time that I pass
Calling me “hero” when you need a hallway cleared
Calling me “problem” ‘cause you cracked like glass
[Pre-Chorus]
You’re scared ‘cause I don’t break
You’re scared ‘cause I don’t beg
You’re scared I don’t need saving
While you’re standing on my neck
[Chorus]
I walked this hell alone
Now they wanna take my throne
I bled for every breath I’ve got
You think I’m yours to drop? (c’mon)
I’m the last one left still standing
Don’t you ever misunderstand it
You can draw that line in sand
But I’m the queen of the wasteland
[Bridge]
You set me up on the outer fence line
Hoping the horde would tear me apart
But I came back through the smoke and the gunfire
With their blood on my hands
And your name in my heart
You point that gun
Your hands still shaking
Say
“I make the rules around here” (do you?)
I lean in close
See your halo breaking
Say
“A leader doesn’t lead through fear”
[Chorus]
I walked this hell alone
Now you’re crumbling off your throne
I bled for every breath I’ve got
You’ll never see me drop (never)
I’m the last one left still standing
Crowd behind me
Steel is brandished
You can draw that line in sand
But I’m the queen of the wasteland
[Outro]
Strongest one in the ruins
Stronger ‘cause I took my stand
If you live through this
Remember
Who crowned herself in this dead land (oh yeah)