[Verse 1]
Tea gone cold in a gilded cup
Rules like ribbons
They tie us up
You in diamonds
I in steel
Both of us bargaining for a better deal
[Pre-Chorus]
They toast to kings at every dance
We bear the cost of every chance
Your crown is heavy
My name is light
But we walk in together
Through the same long night
[Chorus]
Crown and consequence
We were born to bend the world
Raise your glass
Your Majesty
Let them see two kinds of girls
Painted into history
They will say we stood alone
Crown and consequence
But we carved our own throne
[Verse 2]
You play chess in a velvet cage
I write laws on a fan’s white page
Side-eye secrets
A lifted brow
We change the ending
Starting now
[Pre-Chorus]
They call it favor
They call it grace
But we call strategy
To their face
Your word is thunder
My word is blade
We cut through every bargain
That the patriots made
[Chorus]
Crown and consequence
We were born to bend the world
Raise your glass
Your Majesty
Let them see two kinds of girls
Painted into history
They will say we stood alone
Crown and consequence
But we carved our own throne
[Bridge] [big loud gang vocal]
We are not delicate
We are decided (decided!)
We are not given
We have provided (provided!)
Lady and sovereign
Side by side (side by side!)
Watch how a kingdom learns to abide
[dropped to low solo vocal]
If they say “fortunate”
I’ll say “fought for it”
If they say “ornament”
We answer “architect!”
[gang vocal returns
Higher and louder]
Architect
Architect
Architect!
We are the authors of our own respect
[Chorus]
Crown and consequence
We were born to bend the world
Raise your glass
Your Majesty
Let them see two kinds of girls
Painted into history
They will say we stood alone
Crown and consequence
But we carved our own throne