Forgive Me, King

[Intro] [Cinematic opening | Melancholic piano lead-in | Gradual build-up] A golden mane fades into gray, Behind cold bars, you waste away. And here I kneel, beneath your throne, A king caged by my sins alone. [Verse 1] [Theatrical delivery | Melodic storytelling | Dynamic shifts] I took you young, a fearless cub, With dreams of grandeur, the world to love. I promised skies, the stars, the sun, Yet stole your freedom, every one. Your roars once shook the vaulted dome, Now silence whispers, you're far from home. I’m broken now, your tired slave, Begging pardon at the edge of your grave. [Pre-Chorus] [Tension build | Epic transition] I see the life I stole from you, The wild plains, the morning dew. And if I could, I’d break your chains, But the years are gone, and all remains. [Chorus] [Anthemic vocals | Orchestral layering | Falsetto highlights] Oh, forgive me, King, for what I’ve done, For the years I robbed, for the battles won. I traded your crown for this cursed stage, And left you trapped in a gilded cage. Take my life, let yours remain, Set you free from this endless pain. Oh, God, just hear my plea— Take me, but let the lion be. [Drop] [Theatrical climax | Percussive build-up | Synth explosion] The bars are rusted, the lights are dim, The crowds have vanished, it’s just us, him. I’d give it all, my final breath, To spare you this, to spare your death. [Verse 2] [Melodic storytelling | Dynamic shifts] You should have run, you should have flown, To lands of gold I’ll never know. But I was young, my dreams were blind, A selfish heart, a fragile mind. Now every lash, each crack, each roar, Was a wound you bore, a trust I tore. How do I fix what I can’t replace, When your life has worn my guilt’s embrace? [Pre-Chorus] [Tension build | Vocal runs | Epic transition] Your eyes still burn, though your body breaks, A silent fury, a fire that aches. And here I beg for the mercy you gave, For the king I caged, for the soul I enslaved. [Chorus] [Anthemic vocals | Orchestral layering | Falsetto highlights] Oh, forgive me, King, for what I’ve done, For the years I robbed, for the battles won. I traded your crown for this cursed stage, And left you trapped in a gilded cage. Take my life, let yours remain, Set you free from this endless pain. Oh, God, just hear my plea— Take me, but let the lion be. [Outro][The song fades out with the faint echo of a lion’s roar, blending into silence.] [Fading orchestral swells | Melancholic piano outro | Dramatic vocal fade] The curtains fall, the lights grow still, I hear your heart, its steady will. If heaven’s kind, it’ll grant my plea, And the king will rise, forever free. But until that day, I’ll bear this shame, A jester bound to the lion’s name.