CROWN & FIRE 2K

They told me to be quiet... They told me to be smaller... Baby I became legendary instead...

[VERSE 1] I was nineteen standing in a room full of men Who told me what I was and told me where my place had been I turned my pain to power, turned my silence into sound Now every room I walk into, baby I'm the crown

[PRE-CHORUS] You thought that you could dim me You thought that I would break But pressure makes me great Every scar you gave me became a diamond on my skin So thank you for the battle, honey I just win

[CHORUS] I wear my crown and fire And I don't bow down to anyone Walked through every storm and every wire And I rose up like the morning sun This is my kingdom, this is my throne I built every brick and every stone Crown and fire, crown and fire Baby I was born to own

[VERSE 2] There were nights I cried alone and questioned everything Called my momma at midnight, said I'm tired of being strong She said baby strength ain't never wrong Every woman in my bloodline carried worlds in their hands I carry them inside my chest and honor them these days

[PRE-CHORUS] You thought that you could dim me You thought that I would break But pressure makes me great Every scar you gave me became a diamond on my skin So thank you for the battle, honey I just win

[CHORUS] I wear my crown and fire And I don't bow down to anyone Walked through every storm and every wire And I rose up like the morning sun This is my kingdom, this is my throne I built every brick and every stone Crown and fire, crown and fire Baby I was born to own

[BRIDGE] Let me tell you something about a woman who survives She doesn't just survive, baby she arrives I am every woman who was ever told no We are the thunder, baby we are the stars

[FINAL CHORUS] We wear our crown and fire We don't bow down to anyone We rose up like the morning sun This is our kingdom, this is our throne Crown and fire, crown and fire Baby we were born to own Every woman say it — born to own...

[OUTRO] Crown and fire... always was... Always will be... we rise...

INSTRUMENTS: Powerful live drums open with deep kick and snapping snare carrying the entire song. Bold gospel piano chords drive every verse with full authority. Funky rhythm guitar adds soulful groove on verse two. Orchestral strings swell dramatically through the bridge and final chorus. Brass section punches powerfully on every chorus drop. Gospel harmonies stack wide and powerful throughout every chorus. Final chorus brings every instrument together at full stadium power. Outro fades to strings and softly hummed harmonies dissolving into silence.