[Intro]
Crimson banquet
Crimson banquet
Raise the silver tray
Let the bloodwine stay
[Verse 1]
The gates swing wide for me
In my black stone hall
Candles bow low
When I step through the fall
My servants glide in silence
With china, gold, and bone
Every plate laid perfect
For the king upon his throne
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the violins climb
Up the chapel wall
My queen sits beside me
Through it all
Her ring like a halo
Her stare like a blade
We eat like legends
Never made
[Chorus]
Crimson banquet
Set it before me
Crimson banquet
My throne, my glory
Dark king at the table
Dark king, take your place
Eternal queen beside me
With the midnight on her face
Crimson banquet
Crimson banquet
[Verse 2]
The linen is white as frost
The goblets burn red
Each loyal hand is moving
Like a prayer for the dead
Duck with fig and honey
On a platter of thorn
Fresh roses in the corners
For the night we were born
[Pre-Chorus]
And the chapel bells are hidden
Deep under the snow
But the old world knows me
When I show
She lifts her glass slowly
I answer with mine
Two crowns in the darkness
One line
[Chorus]
Crimson banquet
Set it before me
Crimson banquet
My throne, my glory
Dark king at the table
Dark king, take your place
Eternal queen beside me
With the midnight on her face
Crimson banquet
Crimson banquet
[Bridge]
Let the mortal hour pass
Let the hounds stay quiet
This castle keeps my hunger
Like a secret riot
She leans in close
And the room goes still
My queen of the grave
My iron will
[Final Chorus]
Crimson banquet
Set it before me
Crimson banquet
My throne, my glory
Dark king at the table
Dark king, take your place
Eternal queen beside me
With the midnight on her face
Crimson banquet
Crimson banquet