[Verse 1] The moonlight rests upon my throne These ancient walls have been my home The candles fade, the night grows still The halls obey my quiet will My servants sleep beneath my roof And find my word is kept as proof No hand is raised, no blood is spilled Unless the night itself has willed [Pre-Chorus] I do not need a crown of fear To keep the ones I cherish near They know the darkness shelters me And I will guard what trusts in me [Chorus] I am the queen beneath the moon The keeper of these ancient rooms A daughter of the endless night Who wakes beneath the moon's pale light I may be feared, I may be strange But kindness does not make me tame So let the world beware my name I guard my own, but stay the same [Verse 2] The prisoners behind my doors Are more than numbers on my floors Their chains are cold, but hearts are not And cruelty has no place in thought I take the blood I need to live But never more than I can give For hunger does not make me blind To every heart I leave behind [Pre-Chorus] There are those stronger than I am Whose hands could break what I have planned I know my limits, know my place And still I will not hide my face [Chorus] I am the queen beneath the moon The keeper of these ancient rooms A daughter of the endless night Who wakes beneath the moon's pale light I may be feared, I may be strange But kindness does not make me tame So let the world beware my name I guard my own, but stay the same [Bridge] When morning burns across the sky I close the gates and let it pass me by The sun may shine above But here I keep the ones I love And when the silver moon appears I walk these halls without a fear No god, no crown, no ancient throne Could ever make this heart their own [Final Chorus] I am the queen beneath the moon The keeper of these ancient rooms A daughter of the endless night Who wakes beneath the moon's pale light I may be feared, I may be strange But kindness does not make me tame So let the world beware my name I guard my own, but stay the same [Outro] The moonlight rests upon my throne These ancient walls are still my home I am the darkness, calm and true And all I guard, I guard for you
