[Verse 1]
Cold hallways
Footsteps that don’t match mine
Every portrait
Turns its head in time
Black veil
Dragging through the dust
All my heirs
Staring back in rust
I hear keys
Rattling in my chest
These old oaths
Scratching through my dress
I didn’t ask
For a cursed gold ring
But the ghosts chose me
When they crowned their king
[Chorus]
I wear a haunted crown
Every jewel’s another voice
Saying “kneel, stay down”
But I don’t have a choice
My throne’s a grave of stone
All the shadows know my name
I’m the queen they own
And they’re roaring through my veins (oh)
[Verse 2]
Red wine
Moving on its own
Drips slow
Like a warning on the throne
Torchlight
Breathing on the walls
Names carved
Underneath the marble claws
They chant low
Right behind my eyes
Use my lips
Every time I lie
I’m half girl
Half the ones before
Every coronation
Opens up a door
[Chorus]
I wear a haunted crown
Every jewel’s another voice
Saying “kneel, stay down”
But I don’t have a choice
My throne’s a grave of stone
All the shadows know my name
I’m the queen they own
And they’re roaring through my veins (yeah)
[Bridge]
Bow to the curse in my bloodline (bow)
Hands in the air for the dark side
If I burn, then the kingdom burns too
Every ghost in the court falls through
I’m the hush in the hall at midnight
I’m the law that you fear but you side-eye
If you pray for a savior, it’s me
Possessed, but I’m still your queen (ah)
[Chorus]
I wear a haunted crown
Every jewel’s another voice
Saying “kneel, stay down”
But I don’t have a choice
My throne’s a grave of stone
All the shadows know my name
I’m the queen they own
But I’ll make them bow to my pain
[Outro]
Crown on
Head low
Whose world
Is this, though?
One rule
Carved in bone
Love me
Or join the throne