Crimson Tales**

[Verse] Shadows creeping in the night Tower tall with eerie light Guards of silence hold their breath Whisper secrets of the death [Verse 2] In the crimson court they play Twisted games beneath the sway Kings and jesters share the pain Drowning in that red domain [Pivot] Through the mystic haze we crawl Broken mirrors lining halls Crowned with fear yet standing tall Underneath the blood-red thrall [Verse 3] Lady of the endless moan Sings her sorrow, Chilled to bone Knights of falsehood dressed in black Marching forth no turning back [Verse 4] Eyes of dragon 'cross the sky Souls beneath the banners fly Children lost within the war Counting stars and yearning more [Instrumental Break / Solo] [Epilogue] Ancient tales etched in stone Echoes rise with haunted tone Crimson king upon his throne Dreams of realms he's never known