Raise It High

Morning breaks across the towers,

Golden light on stone and flowers.

Banners hanging from the walls,

Hear the bells above it all.

Horses thunder through the square,

Silken flags are everywhere.

Knights arrive from lands unknown,

Steel and banners, horse and throne.

I was nobody yesterday,

Just another face along the way.

Then the herald called my name,

And suddenly the crowd went still again.

I don’t know why they chose me,

I don’t know what waits beyond.

But when the gates are opened wide,

Sometimes you have to walk inside.

Raise it high! Let the whole kingdom see!

Raise it high! This is where I’m meant to be!

Above the walls, Above the fire,

Higher, higher, Take it higher!

Raise it high! Let the bells ring through the sky!

If the crown is calling me… Then I’ll raise it— HIGH!

Trumpets call from tower to tower,

Courtiers gather by the hour.

Then they brought the ancient crown,

Blackened metal, worn and browned.

No bright jewel, no golden shine,

Yet every eye was fixed on mine.

The herald raised his silver hand,

And silence swept across the land.

“By ancient law, the crown shall rise When worthy hands are recognized.”

Raise it high! Let the whole kingdom see!

Raise it high! This is where I’m meant to be!

Above the walls, Above the fire,

Higher, higher, Take it higher!

Raise it high! Let the bells ring through the sky!

If the crown is calling me… Then I’ll raise it— HIGH!

But the crown was cold as winter,

And a strange mark burned beneath it.

Then the horses broke their reins,

And the daylight turned to gray.

The cheering crowd began to flee,

But I could barely move my feet.

Far beyond the castle walls… A roar rolled through the mountains.

Raise it high! Let the whole kingdom see!

Raise it high! Whatever waits is coming for me!

Above the walls, Above the fire,

Higher, higher, Take it higher!

Raise it high! Let the bells tear through the sky!

If the crown has chosen me… Then I’ll raise it— HIGH!

The bells are ringing… The gates are open… The tournament awaits.

And somewhere beyond the mountains… Something is awake.