Letras
The crown never left your head Even when the world tried to quiet you
You didn't just sing, you declared, you demanded You honed every note like it was law
Your voice could shake mountains Or soothe the cracks in my chest
Every gospel hum, every bluesy growl Every R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Was a mirror for every broken soul Needed to be seen, needed to be heard
Still here, still raining
Queen of soul Gone but never gone
Your music courses through veins Your spirit dances in empty rooms
Legends don't leave their echo You echo louder than any throne
I play your records in the dark And I swear I can feel your presence
A hand on my shoulder, a whisper in my ear Keep singing, keep loving, keep fighting
The world was heavy but your voice was weightless And it lifted everyone who listened
Still lifting, still lifting
Maybe heaven has a choir now And maybe they bow when you walked in
Maybe the stars are brighter Because you hummed to them once
Because your soul never quit singing
Queen of soul I press my hands to the vinyl
Hoping to catch a spark Hoping to hear your fire again
And I do, I do, I do
Never gone, never gone, never gone Never gone, never gone, never gone
Never gone R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Always, always