Elvis

I still hear the hush before the curtains rise

Like the room knew you were bigger than the silence

You shook the world without asking permission

Hips moving like earthquakes

A voice that melted gospel into rebellion

They called it dangerous, they called it too much

But too much is what the world needed and still needs

I never saw you live, but I feel the tremor of you

In every cheap diner jukebox

In every cracked vinyl spinning your name

In the air, yeah

Uh-huh, still here

The stage still trembles when your voice plays back

Like time never moved on

Like the lights are still burning for you

They say legends die

But I hear you in every echo of applause

Uh-huh, still shaking, still shaking

I wonder if you knew how many lonely kids

Found a piece of themselves in your swagger

How many voices learned to rise

Because you showed them how to scream without shame

The crown was heavy, the pills were heavier

And still the world asked you for more

But you gave until there was nothing left to give

And yet the silence never erased you

The silence only made you louder

Maybe you're still on stage somewhere

Singing can't help falling in love

To the stars instead of crowds

Maybe heaven shakes when you move

Maybe God finally understood

What it means to feel rock and roll

The stage still trembles when your voice plays back

I press my ear to the speaker like

I'm pressing my chest to yours

And in that moment you're not gone

You're not gone, you're not gone

Uh-huh, yeah, never gone

Still here, still king

Still trembling