Paper Crowns

Genre: International Mainstream Dance-Pop / Pop-Rap / Electro-Pop Tempo: 126 BPM Time Signature: 4/4 Key: G Major — provisional Mood: Rebellious, youthful, playful, uplifting, triumphant Vocal: Charismatic lead vocal, melodic-rap verses, powerful melodic chorus and energetic group backing vocals. INTRO — SPOKEN Gold paint, cardboard, Tonight we make the rules. VERSE 1 — MELODIC RAP We found a box behind the theatre, A roll of tape, a broken light. Cut out crowns from old show posters, Wore them proudly through the night. The hallway turned into a palace, The fire escape became our throne. No one saved a place for us, So we claimed the room as our own. PRE-CHORUS — BUILD No velvet rope, no royal name, We came here just to change the game. CHORUS — FULL MELODIC VOCAL Paper crowns, paper crowns, Let the whole room hear us now. Gold on our heads, hearts held high, We were never born to hide. No permission, no parade, We don't need the plans they made. Paper crowns, paper crowns, We're worth more than they allow. POST-CHORUS — GROUP CHANT Hey! Hey! Paper crowns! Hey! Hey! Turn it up, sing it loud! VERSE 2 — MELODIC RAP We wrote our names across the mirrors, Left our jackets on the stairs. Someone's mother called at midnight, But nobody was going anywhere. The paint will peel, the walls will change, But those old pictures still remain. I still remember every face, Lit up inside that borrowed space. PRE-CHORUS — REPEAT No velvet rope, no royal name, We came here just to change the game. CHORUS — REPEAT Paper crowns, paper crowns, Let the whole room hear us now. Gold on our heads, hearts held high, We were never born to hide. No permission, no parade, We don't need the plans they made. Paper crowns, paper crowns, We're worth more than they allow. POST-CHORUS — GROUP CHANT Hey! Hey! Paper crowns! Hey! Hey! Turn it up, sing it loud! BRIDGE — STRIPPED BACK A crown is only paper, A throne is only wood. But standing here together, We're stronger than we knew. FINAL CHORUS — FULL ENERGY Paper crowns, paper crowns, Let the whole room hear us now. Gold on our heads, hearts held high, We were never born to hide. No permission, no parade, We don't need the plans they made. Paper crowns, paper crowns, We're worth more than they allow. FINAL POST-CHORUS — GROUP VOCALS Hey! Hey! Paper crowns! Hey! Hey! Turn it up, sing it loud! Paper crowns! Paper crowns! We made a world From almost nothing! OUTRO Gold paint, cardboard, We made our own rules. ---