I Kept Your Throne [Verse 1] From the sugared glass of the upper deck I watched your little planet split Their cities foamed like broken teeth Their oceans learned to fizz My father opened up his hand And poured his judgment down But I was not there for his war I came to see your crown [Pre-Chorus] They called you monster They called you lost They dressed your hunger up in shame But I remember what you were Before they taught you smaller names [Chorus] I kept your throne I kept your crown I kept the court from chewing through the walls I kept your cup of flame unspilled I kept your name inside my jaws I kept your throne I kept your sign I fed the moons on royal wine Now lift your face from all that bone My king, I kept your throne [Verse 2] Your hands were full of gummy stars Your mouth was bright with war You ate their flags, you ate their guns And still you wanted more The generals screamed into the smoke The judges begged the sky But I have heard a sweeter law When empires learn to die [Pre-Chorus] They don't know the shape of grief They don't know the taste of kingdom They thought they buried what you were But sugar keeps what meat forgets [Chorus] I kept your throne I kept your crown I kept the court from chewing through the walls I kept your cup of flame unspilled I kept your name inside my jaws I kept your throne I kept your sign I fed the moons on royal wine Now lift your face from all that bone My king, I kept your throne [Bridge] I have kept your throne in silence I have kept your cup of flame I have mourned you like a widow I have whispered back your name I have worn the heavy sweetness I have smiled with sharpened teeth I have waited in the warship With the kingdom underneath [Final Chorus] I kept your throne I kept your crown I kept the court from chewing through the walls I kept your cup of flame unspilled I kept your name inside my jaws I kept your throne Now take your sign Come home through smoke and royal wine The little world has come undone My king, your kingdom has begun [Outro] I kept your throne I kept your throne I kept your throne Inside my jaws