Sad Queen

[Verse 1]
Black veil
Cold crown
Still warm on the empty throne
His wine on the table
His scent in the woven robe
They bow
They don’t look up
Afraid of what my eyes might do
A daughter dressed in iron
Too small for the size of truth
[Chorus]
They call me the Sad Queen
Smiling with a glass heart
Holding up a sky
That’s already torn apart
I wanted to grieve
Not rule over what remains
But I chose my mother’s hope
And the people over my pain
So I’ll be your Sad Queen
I’ll be your Sad Queen
[Verse 2]
Mother says
“Stand tall”
Her hands shake against my cheeks
“Your sorrow can wait
Love
Their hunger cannot sleep”
I sign what I don’t want
My tears blur the royal seal
Every promise that I make
Costs another piece I’ll never heal
[Chorus]
They call me the Sad Queen
Smiling with a glass heart
Holding up a sky
That’s already torn apart
I wanted to grieve
Not rule over what remains
But I chose my mother’s hope
And the people over my pain
So I’ll be your Sad Queen
I’ll be your Sad Queen
[Bridge]
If I ran from this hall
Let the roses cover stone
Would the children still sing?
Would my mother die alone?
Every “long live the Queen”
Sounds like “goodbye to you”
To the girl who lost her father
The moment the crown came into view
[Chorus]
They call me the Sad Queen
Smiling with a glass heart
Holding up a sky
That’s already torn apart
I wanted to leave
To follow him into the rain
But I chose their fragile joy
Over all my quiet shame
So I’ll be your Sad Queen
Forever your Sad Queen
[Outro]
Black veil
Cold crown
(Stay strong, stay seen)
I buried my own life
To keep theirs in between
Let history remember
What my heart couldn’t scream
I never wanted to be queen
I just became the Sad Queen

Moody cinematic pop ballad with female vocals. Intimate piano and soft strings in the verses; distant choirs and booming toms bloom in the chorus. Sub-bass swells and subtle pulses add weight as the song progresses. Final chorus lifts with layered harmonies and high string countermelodies, then drops back to a fragile solo vocal and sparse piano for the last line., female vocals, sad