Becket
Pop, gregorian chant influences, atmospheric, sacred
Becket
Pop, gregorian chant influences, atmospheric, sacred
Lyrics
Verse 1
Canterbury bells ring
You stood where power meets prayer
I watched from castle walls
Your voice cuts through their stare
They offered you the world
Gold and glory in your palm
But you chose another king
Found your peace in holy psalm
Chorus
You could have bent the knee
Could have played their game
But you held something higher
Than fortune or fame
When the storm came calling
You didn't run away
Some things worth dying for
Some hills worth standing on today
Verse 2
I see you in the cathedral
Robes heavy on your frame
The archbishop and the friend
Never could be quite the same
You spoke when silence served
Fought when fighting meant the end
I wonder if you knew
How this story had to bend
Chorus
You could have bent the knee
Could have played their game
But you held something higher
Than fortune or fame
When the storm came calling
You didn't run away
Some things worth dying for
Some hills worth standing on today
Rap
Look, I been thinking about the price of principle lately
How you measure what you're worth when the world gets shady
Henry was your boy but the crown changed everything
Power does that to people, makes the angels start to sing
Different songs, different calls, different masters to serve
You had to choose between friendship and what you preserved
In that stone cold cathedral when the swords came down
You showed us what it means to wear a different kind of crown
They wanted you compliant, wanted you to fall in line
But you drew that line in sand and said this soul is mine
Not the king's, not the court's, not the politics of men
Sometimes you gotta stand alone to find yourself again
Breakdown
Kyrie eleison
(Lord have mercy)
Christe eleison
(Christ have mercy)
In the silence
In the stone
You found a strength
Not your own
Bridge
I still hear your voice
In the morning prayer
Asking me what matters
When the world don't care
Would I choose the easy road
Or face the harder climb
Some decisions echo through
The corridors of time
Chorus
You could have bent the knee
Could have played their game
But you held something higher
Than fortune or fame
When the storm came calling
You didn't run away
Some things worth dying for
Some hills worth standing on today
Outro
Canterbury bells still ring
For those who choose to hear
Your legacy lives on
In hearts that hold what's dear