[Verse 1] Camelot was drunk again Arthur shouted over men Cedric sang in minor keys Elaine threw wine at dignity Bedivere looked half-dead someone wore a turkey head Lancelot avoided queens Merlin smoked mysterious things [Verse 2] Then the giant doors swung wide winter crawled itself inside green horse, green cloak, green face silent terror filled the place Not a trumpet, not a roar hoofbeats on the marble floor every knight just stopped to stare like a nightmare grew from air [Pre-Chorus] But Arthur grinned and raised his cup “Now THIS,” he said, “is livening up!” [Chorus] The Green Knight rode into Camelot through the drunken kings and the chaos rot and nobody there had the sense to say “Perhaps we should not do this today” But Gawain laughed and grabbed the axe like common sense had packed its bags one bad idea became the plan because that’s how Camelot began [Verse 3] The Green Knight spoke calm and slow voice like forests under snow “One clean strike is all I ask then next year you return the task” Normal men would maybe think have some water, stop the drink but Gawain smiled from ear to ear “Best idea I’ve heard all year!” [Chorus] The Green Knight stood in Camelot while every knight ignored the plot and one by one they started cheering for public supernatural beheading So Gawain swung with all his might and chopped the head clean off that knight the room went wild, the ale was poured Arthur nearly fell aboard [Bridge] Then silence crawled across the hall the severed head began to call green eyes blinking on the floor while nobody was laughing anymore The Knight picked up his head and smiled like doom itself had gone politely wild “One year,” he said, “remember well…” then rode back slowly into hell [Final Chorus] The Green Knight left old Camelot through broken songs and drunken thoughts and somewhere deep in every soul they realized things had left control But Arthur raised another drink before anybody else could think “Remarkable show!” the great king cried while Bedivere drank bleach inside [Outro] And far away through winter rain… rode the Green Knight… waiting patiently… for next year
