[Verse 1]
Got a crown made of plastic
Paper throne in my small flat room
Talk big in a cracked screen mirror
But the echo knows the truth
I scroll through a war in the palm of my hand
Take a bow like I planned it all
Little king on a lopsided planet
Cardboard castle, ready to fall
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me, what’s a kingdom
If the walls all shake?
Tell me, what’s a victory
If somebody else paid?
[Chorus]
This grayscale kingdom
Ain’t just a man’s world
You didn’t build it on your own
Hear the choir of the unheard
You flex like you’re timeless
But your throne’s gonna rust in the rain
This grayscale kingdom
Only shines when you share the flame
[Verse 2]
You walk in, sharp suit, cheap halo
Talking like you wrote the sky
Hands on the wheel, eyes in the rear-view
Can’t see the ones left behind
There’s a girl with a key round her neck, no door
Still she’s humming your praise out loud
While the boy with the bruise on his tongue
Learns to vanish inside the crowd
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me, what’s a hero
If the script’s all fake?
Tell me, what’s a blessing
If it’s one-way grace?
[Chorus]
This grayscale kingdom
Ain’t just a man’s world
You didn’t build it on your own
Hear the choir of the unheard
You flex like you’re timeless
But your throne’s gonna rust in the rain
This grayscale kingdom
Only shines when you share the flame
[Bridge]
You say “I, I, I”
Like a drum in your chest (hey!)
But the beat goes quiet
When you’re put to the test
Every statue you raised
Got a crack, got a name
Every “mine, mine, mine”
Got a face in the frame
[Chorus]
This grayscale kingdom
Ain’t just a man’s world
You didn’t build it on your own
Hear the choir of the unheard
You flex like you’re timeless
But your throne’s gonna rust in the rain
This grayscale kingdom
Only shines when you share the flame