Sterling Rings

Lyrics

Verse 1
Greenwich Pointe on my wrist
but it don’t feel like mine
Marble hall, gold plates
and a cage with a nicer shine
Tatiana Rich in silk
but I’m folding under stone
Daddy say, “Marry that heir”
like my heart ain’t got a bone

I saw Nazir in college
with that slow burn in his eyes
He knew my laugh, knew my scars
knew the storm behind my pride
Now the drivers at the gate
and the lawyers in the room
I got a bouquet on the table
and a funeral in my mood

Pre-Chorus
I told him, “Take me tonight”
(please, take me tonight)
Past the cameras, past the vows
(leave it all behind)
He just stared at my face
like love was a loaded sign
And the silence in his mouth
made my whole world divide

Chorus
Run away with me
run away with me
Nazir, run away with me
I’ll lose the crown for you
I’ll lose the crown for you
but you let me bleed for free

Run away with me
run away with me
Tatiana, say my name
I was almost yours
I was almost yours
Now I wear his chain

Verse 2
Dark suit, cold ring
and a smile that never warms
That kingpin type of mercy
is a hurricane in form
Daddy called it business
said, “Baby, this is fate”
But I felt my life get sealed
every time they locked the gate

Nazir, you had my midnight
when my faith was thin and torn
You could’ve been my escape hatch
my first breath after the storm
But you chose your distance
left me dressed in bridal white
Now I’m learning how to bow
while I die a little nightly

Pre-Chorus
I told him, “Take me tonight”
(please, take me tonight)
I can’t breathe in this palace
(can’t live this life)
He said, “You know the cost”
and I heard the door close tight
Then the diamonds on my hands
felt like handcuffs in the light

Chorus
Run away with me
run away with me
Nazir, run away with me
I’ll lose the crown for you
I’ll lose the crown for you
but you let me bleed for free

Run away with me
run away with me
Tatiana, say my name
I was almost yours
I was almost yours
Now I wear his chain

Bridge
If I burn this house down
would you meet me in the smoke?
If I leave my father’s name
would you break before it spoke?
I kept one dress unpacked
kept one hope under the bed
Now I sleep beside a stranger
with your no still in my head

Final Chorus
Run away with me
run away with me
Nazir, run away with me
I’ll lose the crown for you
I’ll lose the crown for you
but you let me bleed for free

Run away with me
run away with me
Tatiana, say my name
I was almost yours
I was almost yours
Now I wear his chain

Outro
Now I wear his chain
(now I wear his chain)
And I still hear your name
(your name)