Crown of Light

Ah-ah-ah (ah-ah)
Crown of light (crown of light)
I was born in the dark, but I learned how to shine

They told me lower your voice (lower it down)
Don't go waking the room
Called my one dream too bright
Said flowers don't fight the moon
So I kept my thunder folded
Kept a small fire up my sleeve
Every door they locked on me
Taught these hands to cut a key

Now the floor is shaking (shaking)
Now the wall is thin
I can hear my name outside
I can feel the morning coming in

I wear a crown of light (crown of light!)
Not made of diamonds, made of fight
I was quiet, not wrong (not wrong!)
Crown of light, the sky learns my song

Oh-oh, lift it higher (higher!)
Oh-oh, crown of light
Oh-oh, through the fire (fire!)

Oh-oh, lift it higher (higher!)
Oh-oh, crown of light
Oh-oh, through the fire (fire!)

I see the little one watching (watching)
From the back of the crowd
Last year's sneakers on her feet
But she's dreaming out loud
I want to tell that child
Your day is not that far
They can paper up the window
But they cannot cancel stars

Now the floor is shaking (shaking)
Now the wall is thin
I can hear her name outside
She can feel the morning coming in

I wear a crown of light (crown of light!)
Not made of diamonds, made of fight
I was quiet, not wrong (not wrong!)
Crown of light, the sky learns my song

So I lift it off my own head
Set it on her small one
The kid who learned to whisper
In a too-loud narrow hallway
Wear it heavy, wear it humble
What they meant to break you with
Is the thing you shine for

We wear a crown of light (crown of light!)
Not made of diamonds, made of fight
We were quiet, not wrong (not wrong!)
Crown of light, the whole sky learns our song

Crown of light (crown of light)
Hold it up tonight