[Verse 1] Old man on the heath Crown traded for a story Split the kingdom like cheap wine Called it love Called it glory Two tongues dripping silver One daughter standing plain He blessed the flattery And cursed the only one who spoke in pain [Chorus] You gave away your name For a handful of pretty words Now the sky falls down Like it’s angry that it ever had to serve “Never Never Never” You howl into the rain King of broken promises And nothing you can hold again [Verse 2] Fool at your shoulder Laughing in a language made of knives Blind man on your left Feels his way through ruined lives Sisters at the window Counting soldiers Counting lies Calling love a luxury While they circle for the right to watch you die [Chorus] You gave away your name For a handful of pretty words Now the sky falls down Like it’s angry that it ever had to serve “Never Never Never” You howl into the rain King of broken promises And nothing you can hold again [Bridge] Is this a man or a shadow? Is this justice or decay? When the child you cast aside Comes to lift your weight away You see too late Too clearly Truth doesn’t beg or bow It just stands there Quiet Like your youngest did Somehow [Chorus] You gave away your name For a handful of pretty words Now the sky falls down Like it’s angry that it ever had to serve “Never Never Never” You whisper through the rain King of thorns and empty air And the love you only learned in pain
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