[Verse 1] Black veil at court Ink on her fingers Maps on her mind Child of a banking house Counting futures others call divine Wedding dress and poison ring Learning how the wagers swing [Chorus] Catherine Catherine de Medici You played the crown like a game of teeth Soft-spoken Sitting by the tapestry Pulling at the threads beneath Catherine Catherine de Medici Saints on the wall Smoke in the air Hands so clean Yet every history Keeps your shadow on the stair [Verse 2] Astrologers upstairs Candles dripping over hidden charts Soldiers in the courtyard Steel and rumors Restless hearts Feasts that taste of fear Prayers that sound like oaths you steer [Chorus] [Bridge] Did you choose the blade Or did the blade choose you Faces at the window Red on white They swear they knew But you just move the pieces Across a stained glass board Protecting fragile sons In a country that worships the sword [Chorus]
