King Raven

Lyrics

[Verse 1 - breathy whispered female vocals, sparse piano and subtle 808 bass, haunting reverb for shadowy intimacy]
I don’t choose him now
Not anymore
King Midas made me
What you wanted before

Notorious on your tongue
Unattainable in gold
You kept me in a story
Like I was bought and sold

What you called protection
Was a locked-up room
I learned the shape of silence
In a palace made of fumes

[Pre-Chorus - building tension with rising synths, layered emo harmonies, edgy vocal cracks]
But something in me moved
Deep under the skin
A fire with no mercy
Begging to begin

And it said, “Look closer”
At the doors, at the lies
I’m done being your prize
I’m done being your prize, fuck your lies

[Chorus - explosive full band drop, aggressive rap-infused belts, distorted guitars and hard trap hi-hats, passionate screams]
King Raven, King Raven
You came like a storm
King Raven, King Raven
I know what you want, you filthy fuckin' thorn
No more cages for me
No more bending the knee
King Raven, King Raven
I’m the trap tonight (tonight), bite me

[Verse 2 - dark soulful R&B flow into rapid emo rap, gritty 808s and rock distortion, breathy ad-libs with explicit edge]
Now I’m in a strange kingdom
Full of polished teeth
Every smile got a shadow
Every vow got strings beneath, schemin' creeps

No allies at my table
No hand I can trust
But I won’t sit and rot here
I won’t turn to dust, nah, fuck that rust

Regret and revenge
They’re fighting in my chest
One says burn it all down
One says plan it best, I'm obsessed

And then you step near me
Like a blade in silk
Sinister and certain
Making danger feel like will, you slick prick

[Pre-Chorus - intense vocal buildup, soulful runs over aggressive snare rolls, emotional tremble]
I should step back
I should keep my guard
But my pulse keeps slipping
When you play that card, so goddamn hard

So I breathe in poison
And I hold my eye
I’m done being your prize
I’m done being your prize, say goodbye

[Chorus - massive anthemic explosion, hard-hitting rock drums and hip-hop 808s, fiery female rap ad-libs, crowd-chant energy]
King Raven, King Raven
You came like a storm
King Raven, King Raven
I know what you want, you want this pussy warm
No more cages for me
No more bending the knee
King Raven, King Raven
I’m the trap tonight (tonight), feel the storm

[Bridge - stripped-back vulnerable piano and breathy whispers turning aggressive, emo rock guitar swell, raw explicit confession]
I won’t be caught again
I won’t wear the chain
If I fall for the wrong thing
I’ll rise up in the flame, feel my pain

Let the court keep whispering
Let them call me cruel
I can love like a knife
And still outsmart the rule, you fuckin' fool

[Final Chorus / Outro - epic layered chaos, distorted aggressive screams over soulful harmonies, fading reverb with hard fire drops and echoing rap]
King Raven, King Raven
You came like a storm
King Raven, King Raven
I know what you want
No more cages for me
No more bending the knee
King Raven, King Raven
I’m the trap tonight (tonight)

King Raven, King Raven
I set the line
King Raven, King Raven
You step in time
If my heart stays bleeding
Let it learn to fight
King Raven, King Raven
I’m the trap tonight (tonight), ignite!