Sovereign

[intro] (Chinese gong hit, erhu solo, distant crowd) [verse] They wrote me off as a whisper in the wings, A paper fan, a broken note, a girl who couldn't sing. They lit their fires, they split their masks in three, I bowed my head and kept the storm inside of me. [pre-chorus] But when the sky cracked open, and the demons took the stage, Every hero froze inside that cage. One breath. One step. One fan unfolds— The five colors wake, and the night turns gold. [chorus] I am the sovereign of the stage, Five colors burning in my veins. Peking fire, Sichuan rain, Kunqu ice, and Yu's thunderchain. When the world kneels, the curtains fall— I am the sovereign of them all. (Sovereign! Sovereign! Of them all!) [verse] They leapt like gods, they roared like thunderclouds, But black smoke swallowed every boast out loud. I did not scream, I did not run, I did not hide— I called the ancient roles and let them rise inside. [pre-chorus] One voice—the lanterns start to shake, One word—the mountains start to break. The fan spins once, the heavens know— The child they mocked is not a child anymore. [chorus] I am the sovereign of the stage, Five colors burning in my veins. Peking fire, Sichuan rain, Kunqu ice, and Yu's thunderchain. When the world kneels, the curtains fall— I am the sovereign of them all. (Sovereign! Sovereign! Of them all!) [bridge] Warrior's spear—strike! Painted mask—five! Water sleeve—freeze! Thunder palm—down! (Five colors rise, the false ones fall) I answer the opera, the opera answers the call. [break] (Erhu solo, suona wail, taiko drums, electronic drop) Yi—ya—ah! Yi—ya—ah! [chorus] I am the sovereign of the stage, Five colors burning in my veins. Peking fire, Sichuan rain, Kunqu ice, and Yu's thunderchain. Every demon, every throne, Every fear I've ever known— Kneel before the girl who sang alone. I am the sovereign of them all. [outro] Stage above. I am the law. Curtain falls. (Sovereign... sovereign...) (One last opera cry)