They see the empire, the golden throne They don’t see the cracks in the cornerstone Raised up kingdoms with my bare hands But loyalty crumbles like castles in sand I gave them shelter, I built the pyres Kept them warm, now I choke on the fires Fed their hunger, filled their hands Turned my back, now they sharpen their plans They toast to the king, but they whisper a curse Smile in my face, put my name in the dirt I built them a bridge, they set it aflame And left me to drown in the weight of my name Fair is foul and foul is fair Every crown I wore was a cross to bear The ones I lifted, the ones I saved Are first in line to dig my grave Fair is foul and foul is fair They drink to my health, but they breathe my air Take my kindness, twist the blade Another ghost in the kingdom I made Their debts erased with a stroke of my pen Now I’m the villain in the stories they spin I bled for their freedom, mortgaged my soul Now they feast on the empire while I sleep in the cold Once they called me savior, brother, friend Now they carve my name as a cautionary end Every door I opened, every chain I broke Has become the evidence in the trial they provoke They toast to the king, but they whisper a curse Smile in my face, put my name in the dirt I built them a bridge, they set it aflame And left me to drown in the weight of my name Fair is foul and foul is fair Every crown I wore was a cross to bear The ones I lifted, the ones I saved Are first in line to dig my grave Fair is foul and foul is fair They drink to my health, but they breathe my air Take my kindness, twist the blade Another ghost in the kingdom I made The ghosts line up in silent rows Every debt I paid, every hand I’d hold Their voices echo in my mind “Was it worth it?”—I can’t decide Fair is foul and foul is fair They sit on my throne, but they can’t wear my reign The ones who judged me, marked me stained Will find no kingdom where I’ve been slain Fair is foul and foul is fair My shadow lengthens with each betrayal Take my crown, but not my truth I am the legend they can’t reduce They buried my name where the echoes fade, But I built this empire. And they still live in my shade.
