[Intro ghostly] ...winter wind through hollow stone a low heartbeat beneath the floor I do not breathe... yet I linger [Swell up] [Verse] I drift along the fractured arches where tapestries decay in silence Dust gathers like fallen constellations on a throne that aches for weight He walks below in tattered velvet fingers tracing ghosts of gold He does not see me at his shoulder but I have never left him [Pre-Chorus] In the marrow of these walls his sorrow stains the granite and I taste it... cold and ancient [Chorus] He is the lonely king! Ruler of corridors of ash His empire folds in on itself like a dying star gone black He is the lonely king... Crowned by echoes, not by men Every night I watch him break again... again... [Verse] In the garden statues fracture roses choke beneath the frost Moonlight bleeds on shattered fountains where choirs once rose like flame He kneels before a weathered stone her name devoured by moss His tears fall through my unseen hands I cannot warm him [Male Backing distant, low] Lonely king... fading king... [Pre-Chorus] I move between his memories grand halls blazing with life Silk and silver... vanished [Chorus] He is the lonely king! Haunted by his victories Trumpets rust inside his chest no heir to set him free He is the lonely king... Besieged by silent nights I circle like a winter wind out of sight... out of sight... [Bridge: orchestral swell] I remember when the banners burned! When fire crowned his darkened hair! When love stood fearless at his side! Now only embers... Now only dust... Now only footsteps through the rust... [Climax Chorus: full orchestration] He is the lonely king! His castle breathes in grief Wide choirs rise inside the stone but bring him no relief He is the lonely king! And I am bound to stay A watcher made of pale regret that cannot turn away... [Outro: stripped piano, deep cello] ...wind through broken towers the candle trembles thin He lays his crown beside the throne and still he feels alone He is the lonely king... and I remain... within...
