The Lion Kingdom

Lyrics

Verse 1
They boxed my colors in a drawer
Said, "You’re too old for wanting more"
A paper crown, a borrowed name
A little room that felt the same

I kept a country under my bed
With golden roads my footsteps led
Where every broken thing could breathe
And no one laughed at what I dreamed

Pre-Chorus
You can call it foolish, call it small
But there’s a voice that won’t go quiet when I fall

Chorus
I still believe in the lion kingdom
Where the brave hearts rise and the lost find home
I carry its fire beneath my ribs
A promise no one can take from this
Let them tell me to leave it behind
I’ll build those gates in the world I find
If hope is a child, then let mine live on
I’m not letting go, I’m not letting go

Verse 2
They measured every dream I had
Against the safest life they knew was glad
But I have seen a wider sky
Inside the place they told me to deny

The lion waits beside the throne
Not to rule, but to lead me home
Its eyes hold every scar I hide
Its strength is soft, but it won’t subside

Pre-Chorus
You can call it foolish, call it small
But there’s a voice that turns a whisper into call

Chorus
I still believe in the lion kingdom
Where the brave hearts rise and the lost find home
I carry its fire beneath my ribs
A promise no one can take from this
Let them tell me to leave it behind
I’ll build those gates in the world I find
If hope is a child, then let mine live on
I’m not letting go, I’m not letting go

Bridge
Maybe growing up is not becoming stone
Maybe it’s protecting what you’ve always known
The part of me that trembled in the dark
Still knows the way, still guards the spark

And when the old world says, "Come down"
I’ll plant my feet on sacred ground
With every heart that dares to see
The dream we keep can set us free

Final Chorus
I still believe in the lion kingdom
Hear the brave hearts rising, hear the lost come home
I carry its fire, now the whole world sees
A living promise burning through me
Let them tell me to leave it behind
I’ll open those gates and step inside
If hope is a child, then let mine live on
I’m not letting go, I’m not letting go

Outro
I’m not letting go
The kingdom lives in me
I’m not letting go
I’m becoming free