[Verse 1] The wine is gone. The dawn remains. And something lingers in my head. A father's voice. A ghost of kings. The words that followed from the dead. I dreamed of glory long ago. Of banners bright against the sky. Now every road I thought was straight Has learned at last to bend and lie. [Pre-Chorus] The table cracks. The kingdom sways. And still the sun begins to rise. [Chorus] I do not fight for perfect kingdoms. I do not fight for dreams gone by. I fight because the storm is coming. I fight because I cannot hide. The crown is heavy. Truth is heavier. Still I will stand where others run. If Camelot must make its answer Then let that answer be my sword. [Verse 2] My son would wear a stolen future. My sisters turn the wheel of fate. My father's sins still walk beside me. Patient as the years that wait. The knights I loved now face each other. Old bonds are buried under pride. And every oath we swore together Has found a place to break and die. [Pre-Chorus] The old world falls. The new world waits. And neither asks me what I want. [Chorus] I do not fight for perfect kingdoms. I do not fight for dreams gone by. I fight because the storm is coming. I fight because I cannot hide. The crown is heavy. Truth is heavier. Still I will stand where others run. If Camelot must make its answer Then let that answer be my sword. [Bridge] I know the stories that they tell. The shining king. The golden age. But every crown conceals a shadow. Every legend hides a cage. Perhaps Camelot never existed The way we wanted it to be. But if a light remains unbroken Then that small light belongs to me. [Final Chorus] I do not fight for perfect kingdoms. I do not fight for victory. I fight because the broken pieces Still deserve their chance to be. The crown is heavy. Truth is heavier. The road grows darker with each mile. But while I breathe No thief shall claim The kingdom in my name. [Outro] Bring me my sword. Bring me my horse. And open wide the gates.
