[Verse 1]
They spoke of dragons in the wood
Of swords that sang and heroes stood
Their voices cracked with fire and ale
Each tale a spark
Each spark a gale
I sat beneath the tavern’s glow
Wide-eyed
Dreaming
I’d follow
I’d go
[Chorus]
But the tales I once believed
Oh
They lied
Oh
They deceived
Blood runs darker than the wine
And the magic’s cruel
No friend of mine
[Verse 2]
The first time I saw a burning town
Ashes rained
No legends around
No knights in silver
No spell to mend
Just the screams of those who met their end
The stars above were cold that night
No constellations spoke of right
[Prechorus]
The stories never told of fear
Of the whispers close
The shadows near
[Chorus]
The tales I once believed
Oh
They lied
Oh
They deceived
The songs of glory hid the cost
For every hero
Something lost
[Bridge]
A wanderer now
I tread alone
Through broken fields
A heart of stone
The laughter’s gone
The hearth is cold
The boy I was
His dreams long sold