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Thirty Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens (Official Lyric Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jared Leto
Jared Leto
Vocals
Shannon Leto
Shannon Leto
Drums
Tomislav Milicevic
Tomislav Milicevic
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jared Leto
Jared Leto
Songwriter
Michael Einziger
Michael Einziger
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Co-Producer
Mark "Flood" Ellis
Mark "Flood" Ellis
Co-Producer
Steve Lillywhite
Steve Lillywhite
Co-Producer
Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams
Mixing Engineer
Jamie Schefman
Jamie Schefman
Additional Engineer
Sonny DiPerri
Sonny DiPerri
Additional Engineer
Michael Einziger
Michael Einziger
Recording Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Tom Biller
Tom Biller
Additional Engineer
Rob Kirwan
Rob Kirwan
Additional Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
[Verse 1]
Into the night
Desperate and broken
The sound of a fight
Father has spoken
[PreChorus]
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
[Chorus]
We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser God
Between heaven and hell
Heaven and hell
[Verse 2]
Into your eyes
Hopeless and taken
We stole our new lives
Through blood and name
In defense of our dreams
In defense of our dreams (Dreams, dreams)
[Chorus]
We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser God
Between heaven and hell
Heaven and hell
[Bridge]
The age of man is over
A darkness comes at dawn
These lessons that we've learned here
Have only just begun
[Chorus]
We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser God
Between heaven and hell
[PostChorus]
We are the kings
We are the queens
We are the kings
We are the queens
[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Written by: Jared Leto

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