The hall was a blaze of banners and wine And I ruled like a fool on a throne of my pride I offered her up to a soldier who lusted A jest from a king far too drunk to be trusted She refused me, and rage lit the room like a flame My hand struck the only heart I desired I forced her away, should’ve begged her to stay But the man that I was had to hide it The music went silent, the gods held their breath Even then I could feel their shame No kingdom survives when its king is a storm And I was a storm in this unholy flame So hand me over, let the T'Ressi decide I’ve already lost everything worth saving Take the crown, take the name, take the life I betrayed I lost it the night that I drove her away If this is the price for the life I recall Then let the judgement fall I sent out a fleet to the edge of forever Chasing the pirates who carried her away The stars but a storm mixed of cannon and prayer And hope was a fire I barely remembered But right as the battle was turning our way The sky split apart with silent thunder The gods had returned, they descended in wrath And tore me from victory’s wonder Now I don’t know if she lived, if she’s lost Or if fate ever carried her home The Gods came like the dawn burning with a light bright and true And I couldn’t deny what they saw A leader who failed, he could not hold his love That leader has no right to the weight of a crown So hand me over, let the T'Ressi decide I’ve already lost everything worth saving Take the crown, take the name, take the life I betrayed I lost it the night that I drove her away If this is the end for the life I recall Then let the judgement fall I loved her more than the Confederacy I ruled But that night, I loved the bottle more If I’d fallen to my knees that night She might still be the light in my hall I wasn’t a ruler, I was only a warning A shadow pretending to shine I was an Emperor, now just a fool And the gods made that truth divine So hand me over, let the T'Ressi decide My fate was written the night she cried Take the crown, take the man, take the life I betrayed I lost it the night that I drove her away If this is the end of the life I recall Then let the judgement fall Let the judgement fall fall down like rain fall down like tears let the judgement fall
