In "Queen & Poet," John Michael Howell longs for a love far above his station, imagining a queen courted by kings while he offers only verses. The contrast between royal power and a poet's devotion drives the ache: he cannot give a kingdom, so he gives all-night writing and songs sent skyward, hoping they reach her. The image of scaling castle walls like notes on a string turns music into a siege of tenderness, persistent until the walls fall. It is a humble, stubborn love that believes a song can outlast any distance.
Queen & Poet Lyrics by John Michael Howell
You’re the fairest in all of the land
Many of kings and their kingdoms have fought for your hand
And I know I am no royal man
But if I could give you the world with my paper and pen
I’d write all night
Lyrics and rhymes
Tracing these lines through
Sing these words to the sky
Hoping they find you
Darling, you’re a queen
And I’m just a poet writing these songs
Hoping you’ll notice, notice me
‘Cause I’m just a helpless fool for you
I’ll write this love ’til my hands are numb
Darling, I’ll sing to kingdom come
You’re a queen
And I’m just a poet writing these songs for you
As long as my heart has a beat
There’s not a tower too high for these rhythms to reach
And I’ll scale these walls just like notes on a string
Sing songs in your halls ’til you hear symphonies
I’d write all night (I’d write all night)
Lyrics and rhymes (Lyrics and rhymes)
Tracing these lines through
Sing these words to the sky (Words to the sky)
Hoping they find you
Darling, you’re a queen
And I’m just a poet writing these songs
Hoping you’ll notice, notice me
‘Cause I’m just a helpless fool for you
I’ll write this love ’til my hands are numb
Darling, I’ll sing to kingdom come
You’re a queen
And I’m just a poet writing these songs for you
‘Til the day these castle walls come down
Like Jericho, I’ll be singing out
‘Til the day your heart can hear this sound
I’ll write this love ’til my hands are numb
Darling, I’ll sing to kingdom come
You’re a queen
And I’m just a poet writing these songs for you
