The Debt of Kings (Uther Pendragon)

[Verse 1] Wake up, Arthur. The wine has had its turn. Open your eyes and look upon The kingdom that now burns. Your son prepares a stolen crown. Your sister gathers fire. The dream you built in Camelot Now feeds a funeral pyre. [Pre-Chorus] The banners rise. The knives are drawn. And still you sleep beyond the dawn. [Chorus] The blood remembers Even when kings forget Old sins grow taller With every unpaid debt Wake up, son of Pendragon The kingdom is not dead yet [Verse 2] Morgause waits with patient hate. Morgan sharpens schemes. Mordred wears ambition now The way young knights wear dreams. Sir Kay has left your table. Gawain breaks the bond. Lancelot hides a wounded heart. Percival rides beyond. [Pre-Chorus] One seeks a cup. One seeks a throne. And every fool now stands alone. [Chorus] The blood remembers Even when kings forget Old sins grow taller With every unpaid debt Wake up, son of Pendragon The kingdom is not dead yet [Bridge] I wanted love. I wanted heirs. I took what never should be mine. I forged a kingdom from a lie And called the whole design divine. A child once watched behind a door. A child remembered every scar. Now all those years come riding home Beneath your banner and your star. [Verse 3] Merlin speaks and none will listen. Cedric writes what none believe. Excalibur now claims the throne. And somehow I can scarcely grieve. The war has not yet started, son. These are only warning signs. The board is set. The pieces move. And every piece is mine. [Final Chorus] The blood remembers Even when kings forget Old sins grow taller With every unpaid debt Wake up, son of Pendragon The kingdom is not dead yet The blood remembers The blood remembers Wake up, Arthur Before it does. [Outro] Wake up, you drunken fool.