Soft Steel Does Not Lie (But I Do) (Sir Lancelot)

**[Verse 1]** I swore by steel and silence, no desire would bend my will, but your voice broke through the chapel air and left my armor still The candles shook like frightened saints, the hall grew cold and wide, and every vow I ever swore had nowhere left to hide --- **[Pre-Chorus]** And I know what I promised, I know what I should be… but there’s a war behind my eyes no court will ever see --- **[Chorus]** Soft steel does not lie (but I do) I broke my sacred truth in two I was sworn to crown and kingdom yet I burned for something new Soft steel does not lie (but I do) and every night I fade from view I wear the mask of faithful knight while hiding what is true --- **[Verse 2]** Guinevere, your hands were gentle, your kindness cut me deep, you saw the sorrow in my face I could no longer keep But every feast in Arthur’s hall, every battle, every flame, I feared the way my restless heart would answer to his name --- **[Pre-Chorus]** And every toast to loyalty felt heavier with time, for love can turn the purest oath into the cruelest crime --- **[Chorus]** Soft steel does not lie (but I do) I forged a life I can’t live through I chased the shadow of your love to hide what I once knew Soft steel does not lie (but I do) and now the truth cuts cleanly through I was never lost between two hearts… I was hiding one from view --- **[Bridge – Quiet Confession]** No spell was cast upon me, no witch, no curse, no lie… I loved the king with all my soul and never knew why I stood beside him through the fire, through every blood-red dawn, and every song they wrote of us got every feeling wrong --- **[Final Chorus]** Soft steel does not lie (but I do) I let the whole court think it was you A knight, a queen, forbidden love — what a perfect tale to use Soft steel does not lie (but I do) and now at last you know the truth I never feared confessing love… I only feared confessing who ---