[Intro]
No crowns tonight
No thrones on stage
No golden names
No velvet cage
From the front to the back
Let the whole field shout
There are no kings in the crowd

[Verse]
I don’t need a strongman selling me sleep
With a wolf at the door and a flag on a jeep
I don’t need a billionaire polishing pain
Saying trust my tower in the hard cold rain
I don’t need a savior with a camera crew
And a fake hard smile when the rent comes due
I need hands, I need names, I need neighbors loud
I need no kings standing in the crowd

[Pre-Chorus]
Who owns the street
We do
Who owns the night
We do
Who makes the change
We do
Who holds the line
We do

[Chorus]
No kings in the crowd, no crowns in the air
Only real people with a reason to care
No kings in the crowd, no throne, no chain
Only drumline thunder in the open rain
No kings in the crowd, let the brass band sound
No one above us, no one pushed down
No kings in the crowd, let the whole field vow
We don’t bow down, we stand up now

[Verse]
They build their myth out of fear and smoke
Tell you power is a private joke
Tell you justice moves too slow
Then sell you a fist and call it control
But the crowd knows better than the palace lies
You can see the future in each other’s eyes
When the beat hits hard and the hands rise proud
There are no kings standing in the crowd

[Pre-Chorus]
Who owns the street
We do
Who owns the night
We do
Who makes the change
We do
Who holds the line
We do

[Chorus]
No kings in the crowd, no crowns in the air
Only real people with a reason to care
No kings in the crowd, no throne, no chain
Only drumline thunder in the open rain
No kings in the crowd, let the brass band sound
No one above us, no one pushed down
No kings in the crowd, let the whole field vow
We don’t bow down, we stand up now

[Interlude]
No crown
No throne
No boss
No stone
No crown
No throne
This ground
Our own

[Breakdown]
Say no kings
No kings
Say no chains
No chains
Say one crowd
One crowd
Say one name
Our name

[Build-up]
Let the horns rise up like morning through smoke
Let the drums hit hard till the old spell broke
Let the chorus roll from town to town
No kings above and no people down

[Chorus]
No kings in the crowd, no crowns in the air
Only real people with a reason to care
No kings in the crowd, no throne, no chain
Only drumline thunder in the open rain
No kings in the crowd, let the brass band sound
No one above us, no one pushed down
No kings in the crowd, let the whole field vow
We don’t bow down, we stand up now

[Outro]
No kings in the crowd
Say it again
No kings in the crowd
From the square to the train
No kings in the crowd
Till the lights go out
No kings in the crowd