Ceremony of Status

[Intro]
(Go for it)

[Chorus]
Standing still at the ceremony
Call you up, change your status, show me
Can't get dark & can't lose grip
Won't be seen, you won't know me
Standing still at the ceremony
Call you up, change your status, show me
Can't get dark & can't lose grip
Won't be seen, you won't know me

[Verse 1]
I've been slammed to the floor
Thrown out the door
But I'm killin' all the frames
Got sparks on my name
Never been down on my knees, never need
Never bowin' down to the man that leads
A choir & a ceremony
Holdin' up tradition
Livin' the past like they've never seen
Submission, I'm on a mission, swift suspicion
Pissin' crowds off
Missin' vision & a purpose in thе crowd but I won't listen to
Their driftin' inhibition, driftin' inhibition

[Chorus]
Standing still at the cеremony
Call you up, change your status, show me
Can't get dark & can't lose grip
Won't be seen, you won't know me
Standing still at the ceremony
Call you up, change your status, show me
Can't get dark & can't lose grip
Won't be seen, you won't know me

[Verse 2]
Now I'm called up front
(Now I'm colder)
Won't beg & plead for finishing
(Finish one more, finish one more)
I've been a chord-flourisher
I've been a cordial, mortal portable
I'm like the rock, I'm crushin' floors & lookin' sharp while forcible
Aw man, you're welcome for the slam
Been hidin' out from haunted choirs & all the wakin' fires, them liars
I'm the one callin' breaks now, & man, I'm the one I'm proud of
I'm so happy I did somethin', I'm so glad I have some lovin'
Yeah, Lil Nas X is my icon & my grandma is my hero
I'm just doin' what I love, I'll never, ever run
And if I run, oh who's it from?
(Not hiding from the sun no more)
And if I fall & my head cuts, I'll do my thinking with my heart

[Chorus]
Standing still at the ceremony
Call you up, change your status, show me
Can't get dark & can't lose grip
Won't be seen, you won't know me
Standing still at the ceremony
Call you up, change your status, show me
Can't get dark & can't lose grip
Won't be seen, you won't know me
Standing still at the ceremony
Call you up, change your status, show me (ooh hoo)
Can't get dark & can't lose grip (Can't lose grip)
Won't be seen, you won't know me
Standing still at the ceremony
Call you up, change your status, show me
Can't get dark & can't lose grip
Won't be seen, you won't know me
(Ah)

[Refrain]
I've got a dragon, I named him Gene
You've got a lantern so we can all see
Let's rule the world, we'll make it all green
On the count of three, we're gonna break free
I've got a dragon, I named him Gene
You've got a lantern so we can all see
Let's rule the world, we'll make it all green
On the count of three, we're gonna break free (1,2,3)
I've got a dragon, I named him Gene
You've got a lantern so we can all see
Let's rule the world, we'll make it all green
On the count of three, we're gonna break free
I've got a dragon, I named him Gene
You've got a lantern so we can all see
Let's rule the world, we'll make it all green
On the count of three, we're gonna (2,3!)
I've got a dragon, I named him Gene
You've got a lantern so we can all see
Let's rule the world, we'll make it all green
On the count of three, we're gonna break free
I've got a dragon, I named him Gene
You've got a lantern so we can all see
Let's rule the world, we'll make it all green
On the count of three, we're gonna break free