King of Unclaimed Kingdoms

[Verse 1]
A hundred gates swung open wide,
Each little kingdom dressed to shine.
They set the keys beside my plate,
I counted crowns and called it fate.

[Pre-Chorus]
One throne means choosing where to sit,
One flag means standing under it.
I smiled and sent the page away—
I’d rather rule the maybes anyway.

[Chorus]
King of unclaimed kingdoms, crown me none,
A hundred doors and I walk past each one.
Ninety-nine crowns in a velvet row—
I keep the princehood; I let them go.
King of unclaimed kingdoms, proud and free,
I want every throne, not one over me.

[Verse 2]
A harbor offered me its tide,
A mountain town, a country side.
The royal tailor pinned my sleeve;
I chose the road before the leave.

[Pre-Chorus]
One map means picking just one shore,
One golden seal shuts ninety-nine doors.
So let the herald read my name—
I keep the game, I skip the reign.

[Chorus]
King of unclaimed kingdoms, crown me none,
A hundred doors and I walk past each one.
Ninety-nine crowns in a velvet row—
I keep the princehood; I let them go.
King of unclaimed kingdoms, proud and free,
I want every throne, not one over me.

[Bridge]
The crown is heavy, the choices are light;
I trade one kingdom for all in my sight.
My little sash says “almost the king”—
I guard that almost like everything.

[Final Chorus]
King of unclaimed kingdoms, crown me none,
A hundred doors and I walk past each one.
Ninety-nine crowns in a velvet row—
I keep the princehood; I let them go.
King of unclaimed kingdoms, proud and free,
I want every throne, not one over me.

[Outro]
Not one over me—
I keep the key.