Crown of Lies (Queen Maeve)

They put a crown on my head, said, "Smile for the crowd" But every step that I took made me less and less proud Corporate puppet in a cape, just another machine Selling hope to the public while I hated the scene

Every interview scripted, every headline controlled Every piece of my story bought and packaged and sold Had the strength of a goddess but the heart of a slave Trapped inside of a system that I couldn't escape

Saw the fear in their eyes when the heroes all failed Heard the cries from the innocent, the nightmares prevailed Tried to drown out the guilt at the bottom of a glass But the ghosts of the past never wanted to pass

I'm supposed to be a symbol, supposed to inspire But the truth is I spent years watching everything expire Lost myself in the image that they wanted displayed Till I barely recognized the woman I became

I'm Queen Maeve, carrying scars beneath the gold Living through the lies that the public never told Built for war, but the battles left a hole inside my soul Now I'm done being controlled

I'm Queen Maeve, standing tall when the kingdom falls No more chains, no more answering their calls If the truth starts a war, then let the whole world know I'd rather die than bow

Homelander wore a smile while he ruled through fear Everybody knew the truth but nobody would interfere One wrong move and your life could disappear overnight So we played our little roles and pretended things were right

I was tired of the silence, tired of the act Tired of watching good people stabbed in the back Tired of selling fantasies while the world burned down Tired of carrying the weight of a worthless crown

They called me bitter, maybe they were right Years of compromise can leave a hero without light But deep inside the ashes there was something left alive A reason to keep fighting, a reason to survive

Power isn't lasers, fists, or flight through the sky It's standing for what's right even knowing you might die That's the lesson that I learned when everything was at stake Sometimes saving the world means giving all you can take

I'm Queen Maeve, carrying scars beneath the gold Living through the lies that the public never told Built for war, but the battles left a hole inside my soul Now I'm done being controlled

I'm Queen Maeve, standing tall when the kingdom falls No more chains, no more answering their calls If the truth starts a war, then let the whole world know I'd rather die than bow

Lost the throne, lost the fame, lost the power they praised But I finally escaped from the cage that they made They can keep all the glory, all the lights, all the cheers I found something worth more after all of those years

If they remember my name, let them remember this: A hero ain't a god, they're the ones who resist And the strongest thing I ever did wasn't winning the fight— It was finally choosing to do what was right.