[Intro]
I was crowned where the torches died
I was named where the angels cried
Not in heaven, not in hell
But where the buried kingdoms dwell

[Verse]
They carved my name from every gate
They called my mercy sin
They locked my crown in a silver grave
And sealed the truth within
But under every prayer they made
My heartbeat learned to climb
A royal pulse beneath the nave
Still keeping ancient time

[Pre-Chorus]
Let the choir tremble
Let the organs roar
I have worn the dark for centuries
But I kneel no more

[Chorus]
I am the queen beneath the cathedral
I am the crown below the light
I am the vow they could not murder
I am the flame beneath the rite
Call me ghost, call me sinner
Call me shadow, call me throne
I am the queen beneath the cathedral
And I have come to claim my own

[Verse]
The bishops drank from golden cups
The nobles kissed the blade
They sold the dawn for velvet lies
And watched my kingdom fade
But roots remember every oath
And stones remember blood
My voice became the underground
My tears became the flood

[Pre-Chorus]
Let the saints awaken
Let the false bells break
I have slept below your holiness
For every soul you take

[Chorus]
I am the queen beneath the cathedral
I am the crown below the light
I am the vow they could not murder
I am the flame beneath the rite
Call me ghost, call me sinner
Call me shadow, call me throne
I am the queen beneath the cathedral
And I have come to claim my own

[Instrumental]
Strings ascend like black-winged fire
Choirs collide with the organ’s cry
Guitars strike stone, drums shake the choir
The crypt opens under the sky

[Bridge]
Priest of ashes, speak my name
You hid your knife inside the flame
Lord of velvet, bend your knee
Your stolen world was built on me
I did not die
I did not fall
I became the dark
That carries all

[Breakdown]
Below your marble
Below your lies
A dead queen opens
Her living eyes

[Build-up]
Crown me in thunder
Crown me in night
Crown me in sorrow
Crown me in light

[Chorus]
I am the queen beneath the cathedral
I am the crown below the light
I am the vow they could not murder
I am the flame beneath the rite
Call me ghost, call me sinner
Call me shadow, call me throne
I am the queen beneath the cathedral
And I have come to claim my own

[Chorus]
I am the queen beneath the cathedral
Hear my kingdom rise and breathe
I am the wound beneath your altar
I am the truth you buried deep
Call me lost, call me legend
Call me death in royal form
I am the queen beneath the cathedral
And I return inside the storm

[Outro]
Under the nave, under the bone
I wake the kingdom under stone
Above me the frightened choirs call
Below me waits the throne of all