In “The Queen,” Mei sings about her musical idols and her goals to reach success in her musical career. According to her TikTok, the song was released on her 18th birthday.
[Intro]
If Elvis was the king
Why can't I be the queen?
I can kinda-sorta sing
I can be likeable when I wanna be
Hopefully someday I'll be
Somebody notable, quotable
[Verse 1]
I'm really far from Abbey Road
The Beatles knew their way around the music notes
Will I ever be good enough
To be compared to no one else?
The radio is overflowed with stuff
Jimi Hendrix owned the stage
He set a fire
Knelt beside it
Then he smashed his Stratocaster guitar
All the legendary moments stolen away
What's mine gonna be?
[Chorus]
Nashville, Nashville
Carry all my dreams
Johnny Cash-ville give me reason to sing
'Cause if I make it to the top
Like all my idols before me
I'm never gonna start to stop being the queen
Being the queen
Being the—
[Verse 2]
Getting close to reality
Of the fantasy
But Mama, hey, you're still insane
For supporting me
Is Vera Lynn watching over me?
Hey Elton, wish that we could meet
I wrote a song I'd like to hear you sing
Maybe it's enough I have your voices on my phone
Michael Jackson is still living in my radio
Listen to the headphones and I think that—
No, I know, I wanna be like them
[Chorus]
Nashville, Nashville
Carry all my dreams
Johnny Cash-ville give me reason to sing
'Cause if I make it to the top
Like all my idols before me
I'm never gonna start to stop being the queen
Being the queen
Being the—
[Bridge]
And you travel so far
Forget who you are
But the world will remember
Who you became
After you came to fame
I won't waste my name
Because I've got a good name
So much to say
[Verse 3]
John Lennon, I've imagined all you said
Our life on Earth
Is birth, then life, then death
Just a blink and soon
I'll be gone too
[Outro]
So hello, goodbye
I've got so much to do
So much to do
Too much to ah-do
The Queen was written by Madilyn Mei.
The Queen was produced by Pat McGrath.
Madilyn Mei released The Queen on Mon Nov 23 2020.