Shine down on me
On top of this precipit tower
Shine on this land
Show me the sum of my reign
And this is all that I have
My life my land my people
I dare not look to the sun
For hope has left us all
Oh heaven, oh king our god
(They bow to my divinity)
Protect our lives
(Knowing not from whence it comes)
Oh worthlessness of all mankind
(Their eyes turn toward the throne)
Remembrance, a reverie for
(They've forgotten who they are)
A different time
(And so have I)
We pray your hand moves by design
(I pray I've not failed my own kind)
Stay hidden away
Reclusive and distant
Splayed limp on the throne
All will power gone
The seeds of despair
Sown long ago
Bears a small sour fruit
It's taste still on my tongue
I feel the weight on my back
Within these walls I hide my face
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