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I recorded Princess as a single a couple years ago with the super talented Blessing Chabata on vocals, and it's been performed at nearly every gig I've done since, live on the radio, and in a bunch of other contexts. Now we've re-recorded it for the new album, it's sounding bigger and better than ever, and I couldn't be more excited to share it with you all!
Written in the aftermath of a heated discussion with some folks from church about the role and rights of women, this song was my way of pushing back - as graciously and positively as I could - against the idea so often promoted by Christian men (and sadly, often by women too), that women are somehow inferior and should be limited in terms of what they can do.
It's an expression of a deeply held conviction that women and men have been made perfectly and equally in the image of our creator; and have been chosen by his grace to be co-heirs to a kingdom in which "there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one".
Or, to put it another way -
"We're the children of the King, and the reason that we sing, is we know who we are; who we were made to be. And that, my dear, is royalty."
lyrics
Don’t settle for less
Than you know you were made to be
Don’t limit yourself to this
Because it’s all that they can see
Dream big
It’s not too late to try
Aim high
Lift your gaze toward the sky
You know you are a princess
You’re a child of the King
Never let them tell you that you’re worthless
Or that you have no gift to bring
You are who you are
Who you were made to be
And that, my dear, is royalty
Don’t fear for your life
Even if all the world’s against you
Don’t give up the fight
When the battle rages on and on
Stand firm
Though it seems like your hands are tied
Stay strong
The truth is on your side
You know you are a princess
You’re a child of the King
Never let them tell you that you’re worthless
Or that you have no gift to bring
You are who you are
Who you were made to be
And that, my dear, is royalty
One day the struggle will end
You will have the victory
Every wrong will be made right
And all the world will see
Princess
Now that the day is done
Find your rest
In the mercy of the Faithful One
Whoa!
We’re the children of the King
Whoa!
And the reason that we sing
Is we know who we are
Who we were made to be
And that, my dear, is royalty
credits
from Monarch,
released December 19, 2016
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