Sovereign

Lyrics

Sovereignty is quiet A flame without a throne No banners in the night wind No kingdom carved in stone It rises when I recognize The fear that wasn't mine And step beyond the boundaries I once mistook for spine

I am not what I inherited Nor the echo I outgrew I am the one who chooses What each moment draws me to If my freedom harms another Then I'm only appetite But if my freedom wakes them Then I'm walking into light

I am sovereign Not above you Not apart I am sovereign In the compass Of my heart No permission In my breathing No decree in how I stand I am sovereign By my own Unborrowed hand

Sovereignty is a candle Held steady in the storm Not a shield against the weather But a vow to stay my form I do not kneel to judgment Nor rise to wear a crown I travel with no hierarchy Only gravity and ground

I am sovereign Not the ruler Of the land I am sovereign In the shaping Of my span Every step A declaration Every truth I understand I am sovereign By my own Unborrowed hand

No voice can name my worth That right is mine alone

No structure owns my outline No system claims my bone I walk from inner weather The storm, the calm, the flame I exist without permission And I answer to my name

I am sovereign Not triumphant Not divine I am sovereign In this fleeting Slice of time What I choose Becomes my kingdom What I love becomes my stand I am sovereign By my own Unborrowed hand

When the world forgets my outline I will still remain A quiet, sovereign motion In the shape I chose to claim