[Verse 1] I wear black for the long game Two years in the Lancastrian line Counting moves in the mud While the banners break in the wind I learned to read every fault Every flinch in a noble stare If you survive long enough You start to sound like the war [Pre-Chorus] Then the ruins held their breath At sunset, red on stone And there you were, Red-Eyes Like a legend left alone [Chorus] Red-Eyes, look at me I came in peace Red-Eyes, take my hand I know what this means If Joey said I'm true Then I must be through To your side Red-Eyes, look at me I came in peace [Spoken] So this is the famous one. The one they all warned me about. Funny. You don't look like a disaster. You look like a king that survived it. [Verse 2] I stepped through shattered arches No blade drawn at my side You turned that ancient head And let the dusk meet your eyes I reached up slow, to your snout Felt the heat under scarred skin And you didn't move away Like you already knew my name [Pre-Chorus] That's the curious part You trusted me first Maybe Joey talked me up Till the whole world heard the verse [Chorus] Red-Eyes, look at me I came in peace Red-Eyes, take my hand I know what this means If Joey said I'm true Then I must be through To your side Red-Eyes, look at me I came in peace [Bridge] Any friend of Joey's Is a friend of yours That kind of loyalty Can open every door I came here as a strategist Cold in borrowed black But in your ruined kingdom I don't feel like that [Spoken] No tricks. No knives. Just a man and the dragon that decided to listen. [Final Chorus] Red-Eyes, look at me I came in peace Red-Eyes, take my hand I know what this means If Joey said I'm true Then I must be through To your side Red-Eyes, look at me I came in peace [Outro] Sunset on the stone Your breath in the gold And for the first time I am not alone
