I was born into a people, not my own Carried quiet like a stone beneath my rope They dressed me up in silk and called me queen But no one in this kingdom knows what I have seen For such a time as this, I was brought here For such a time as this, I will not disappear I will walk through the door that no one dares to open I will speak the word that no one else has spoken If I perish, I perish But I will not be silent For such a time as this There is a man who kneels in ash and grief Who said who knows if you were placed here for this I have fasted three days in the dark Now I walk toward the throne with my whole heart For such a time as this I was brought here For such a time as this, I will not disappear I will walk through the door that no one dares to open I will speak the word that no one else has spoken If I perish, I perish But I will not be silent For such a time as this The scepter reached toward me like a mercy The tables turned away that no one planned There is a thread through all of this I cannot see But feel beneath my hand Blessed are all who find themselves Placed in the fire For someone else