WINTER CARTWRIGHT

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I used to bow to every voice
Little crowns made out of doubt
Mirror throwing crooked stories
Till I almost tuned me out

[Pre-Chorus]
But there’s a quiet in my chest
Like a flame that never quits
Every scar along my ribs
Spells a map back into it (oh)

[Chorus]
There’s a kingdom within
I can feel the gates swing open
Every breath a new beginning
Every word I say unbroken
I was waiting for a rescue
Didn’t see it in my skin
I’m the ruler
I’m the refuge
Of the kingdom within (within, within)

[Verse 2]
I walk the halls of old mistakes
Portraits hung of who I was
Turn the frames and change the names
Call it mercy
Call it love

[Pre-Chorus]
All the moments I felt small
Now they stand here at my side
Every failure
Every fall
Built the ground where I can rise (hey)

[Chorus]
There’s a kingdom within
I can feel the gates swing open
Every breath a new beginning
Every word I say unbroken
I was waiting for a rescue
Didn’t see it in my skin
I’m the ruler
I’m the refuge
Of the kingdom within (within, within)

[Bridge]
Raise a flag for every fear I faced
Light a torch for every tear I chased
If I doubt
I’ll still come back again
To the throne room in my chest
To the kingdom in my breath

[Chorus]
There’s a kingdom within
I can feel the gates swing open
Every breath a new beginning
Every word I say unbroken
I was waiting for a rescue
Didn’t see it in my skin
I’m the ruler
I’m the refuge
Of the kingdom within (oh)
Of the kingdom within