[Intro — Original Vocal Sample]
I was a ghost I was alone
ha da la lam
ha la la dam (yah yah yah)
given the trown
i didn't know how to believe I was the queen
that am meant to be
I lived two lives
try na play both sides
now that's how am getting paid
mmmmmmh dam
am done hiding now am shining like am born
to be we dreaming hard we came so far now I believe we going up up up it's our moment you know together we're glowing gonna be gonna be golden oooh up up up with our voices together we glowing like gold ooooooooooooooh ooooooooooooh yeahh
[Verse 1]
Late night, sneakers on the fire escape, breath fogs the neon air
A spotlight finds the corner where I learned to pretend I didn't care
One shoe left on the stairwell — a small rebellion in the rain
We counted out our losses, then we swore we'd dance through every pain
[Pre-Chorus]
No more hush, no more folding down the edges of my name
I trade the shadow for the stage and let the echo stake its claim
Heartbeat to the hi-hat, every scar becomes a drum
We rise from quiet corners — this is how the story's sung
[Chorus — Hook]
We're shining like gold
We're shining like gold (we're shining)
We're shining like gold
We're shining like gold
[Verse 2]
Given the throne in moments when I'm trembling in my coat
A memory of whispering hands that told me I was not enough
I learned to play both sides — a double mask, a practiced grin
But the mirror kept a secret: I was royal from within
[Pre-Chorus — Build]
So I breathe, and I step, let the band of doubt dissolve
A late-night victory — we kept our promise to evolve
Lights catch the tear that used to hide beneath a sleeve
Now that same light lifts me up — it's time we learn to believe
[Chorus — Hook]
We're shining like gold
We're shining like gold (voices in a fold)
We're shining like gold
We're shining like gold
[Bridge — Conflict to Claim]
There was a fear that whispered, "Lose it all if you stand tall"
I heard it in the quiet, felt it like a hand around my throat
But then I flung a shoe across the room — a small, defiant call
A laugh cracked through the silence, and the doubt became a note
We traded trembling for the chorus, traded hiding for a line
Now every small and stubborn step is proof the light is mine
[Breakdown — Soft]
(Whispered harmonies) up, up, up — feel the lift
A warm Rhodes holds the breath as the bass begins to drift
We fold the doubts like paper planes and send them to the sky
Close your eyes — remember who you are when you stop asking why
[Final Chorus — Full Groove]
We're shining like gold (we're shining)
We're shining like gold (together we glow)
We're shining like gold (voices stack, hearts bold)
We're shining like gold
[Outro — Climactic Echoes]
(Choir) Up, up, up — it's our moment
(Lead) We're shining like gold
(Choir) Together, together — golden
[Final Tag — Original Vocal Echo — Unchanged]
I was a ghost I was alone
ha da la lam
ha la la dam (yah yah yah)
given the trown
i didn't know how to believe I was the king
