[Intro] [Verse 1] At the edge of the counted names Where the iron kingdoms sleep A crowned voice rises through the flame From a throne the black winds keep Thirty-three banners bend and turn When the highest herald calls Every ring and blade will burn Till silver answers from the walls [Pre-Chorus] Bring me the chain, bring me the key Bring every locked and buried thing What was forged in secrecy Will learn the weight of a king [Chorus] Turn it to coin, turn it to coin Let the cold metal shine From a broken sword to a merchant's choice Every treasure becomes mine Turn it to coin, turn it to coin Hear the old vault sing I am Zagan, above the line The alchemist crowned king [Verse 2] The brass mouths call across the hall While the harp threads through the stone Piano steps like a measured law Each crooked beat becomes my own Gold is a promise, steel is a vow Tin remembers every scar Place the world upon my altar now And I will tell you what you are [Pre-Chorus] Count the ranks, count the drums Count the shadows in the train When the sixty-first summons comes No mortal hand remains the same [Chorus] Turn it to coin, turn it to coin Let the cold metal shine From a broken sword to a merchant's choice Every treasure becomes mine Turn it to coin, turn it to coin Hear the old vault sing I am Zagan, above the line The alchemist crowned king [Bridge] Seven steps, then five, then six The floor gives way beneath the throne A thousand faces, a thousand tricks Still every change is mine alone I do not beg the ore to bend I name the shape it must become Let the age of matter end When the final hammer drums [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] Turn it to coin, turn it to coin Let the cold metal shine From a broken sword to a merchant's choice Every treasure becomes mine Turn it to coin, turn it to coin Let the vaulted heavens ring I am Zagan, above the line The alchemist crowned king [Outro] Thirty-three beneath my hand Sixty-one in the ancient sign Every metal in the land Leaves the dark as gold and shines
