Kingdom Of One

I watched the walls come crashing down
The life I knew, the safest ground
The keys were cold inside my hand
No place to go, no promised land

I gave my all to build a home
Believed that I would never stand alone
But when the lights went out that night
I found a spark I couldn't hide

And piece by piece, I learned to see
The only ground I need is underneath me
No crown, no throne, no grand design
Just one more step, and this life is mine

I'll build a kingdom of my own
From every seed that I have sown
No walls can hold, no storm can take
The heart I chose to recreate

I'll raise my head, I'll claim the sky
I'll be the reason I survive
If all I have is all I've known
I'll make a kingdom of my own

I used to measure what I was
By all the things that earned applause
The names I wore, the roles I played
The promises that slowly frayed

Now every stone I lay is mine
No borrowed truth, no false design
And though the scars are here to stay
They mark the ground I crossed to find my way

And piece by piece, I learned to see
The only ground I need is underneath me
No crown, no throne, no grand design
Just one more step, and this life is mine

I'll build a kingdom of my own
From every seed that I have sown
No walls can hold, no storm can take
The heart I chose to recreate

I'll raise my head, I'll claim the sky
I'll be the reason I survive
If all I have is all I've known
I'll make a kingdom of my own

Let the old foundations fall
I don't need them after all
What was broken made me see
There's a strength that lives in me

I won't wait for fate to call
I can rise without it all
With these hands and this brave heart
I can build a brand-new start

I'll build a kingdom of my own
A place where I am fully known
No walls can hold, no storm can take
The life I have the right to make

I'll raise my head, I'll claim the sky
I'll be the reason I survive
And even if I stand alone
I'll rule this kingdom of my own

A heart, a hand, a seed I've sown
At last, a kingdom of my own