[intro]
[verse]
The crown lies heavy on a troubled brow
The kingdom shakes beneath the weight of now
The whispers rise like shadows in the hall
A king may stand but even kings can fall
[pre-chorus]
The drums of war are beating in the night
The strings of fate are pulled too tight
[chorus]
Oh Richard oh the throne is slipping fast
The golden days are fading to the past
The swords are drawn the hourglass is thin
A reign once bright now crumbling within
[verse]
The nobles plot with daggers in their hands
The loyalty once firm now turns to sand
The mirror cracks the truth begins to show
A king who lost the light he used to know
[pre-chorus]
The drums of war are beating in the night
The strings of fate are pulled too tight
[chorus]
Oh Richard oh the throne is slipping fast
The golden days are fading to the past
The swords are drawn the hourglass is thin
A reign once bright now crumbling within
[break]
[chorus]
Oh Richard oh the throne is slipping fast
The golden days are fading to the past
The swords are drawn the hourglass is thin
A reign once bright now crumbling within
[outro]