The Name I Cannot Speak (Lancelot)

[Verse 1] They say I crossed a sacred line They say I broke the ancient vow They point their fingers to the queen And ask me for confession now But they have never seen the truth They only see what they expect A shadow cast upon the wall A story easier to accept [Pre-Chorus] So let them talk Let rumors grow There are some roads they'll never know [Chorus] I raised my sword to shield her name But she was never why I came I fought for something none could see A silent oath inside of me You call me traitor, call me fool Condemn me by the kingdom's rule But all these years through storm and flame I've served the name I cannot speak [Verse 2] The queen deserves her honor kept Though she was never mine to lose A knight protects what must endure No matter what the world may choose And when Sir Gawain called me out Before the brothers of the hall I heard the sound of something break A crack already in us all [Pre-Chorus] The table shakes The banners fall And still they do not see at all [Chorus] I raised my sword to shield her name But she was never why I came I fought for something none could see A silent oath inside of me You call me traitor, call me fool Condemn me by the kingdom's rule But all these years through storm and flame I've served the name I cannot speak [Bridge] My king... You gave a wanderer a home You gave a stranger brothers You gave a sword a cause You gave a lost man purpose If love can wear a knightly face Then mine was forged in Camelot And every battle that I won Was for a dream I never got [Final Chorus] I raised my sword to shield her name Though every heart believed the same They saw a queen, they saw disgrace They never saw the truer face I fought for crown, for land, for law For every brother that I saw But underneath each deed and claim I've always served the same one name [Outro] The queen is safe The duel is done The crowd believes the tale they've spun And I stand victorious once again Beside the man Whose name I cannot speak.