The Kingdom You Pretend To Be (Mordred)

[Verse 1] I walked these halls a thousand times heard your songs and heard your rhymes every tale of noble men who save the world again and again I heard of honor, truth and grace yet all I see in this grand place are empty cups and tired lies painted gold before our eyes --- [Pre-Chorus] You built a castle made of dreams and called it destiny --- [Chorus] This is the kingdom you pretend to be not the kingdom that I see you wear your crowns and sing your songs while everything is going wrong This is the kingdom you pretend to be a glorious fantasy but underneath your banners fly the truths you bury never die --- [Verse 2] Arthur speaks of victories won as though the battle's never done he tells the world he's strong and wise yet never looks behind his eyes The knights still toast to brotherhood and swear that all their hearts are good but every oath sounds less sincere with every passing drunken year --- [Pre-Chorus] And every legend carved in stone begins to crack when left alone --- [Chorus] This is the kingdom you pretend to be not the kingdom that I see you call it greatness, call it fate I call it all a little late This is the kingdom you pretend to be a fading memory for every torch that lights the night reveals another hidden lie --- [Bridge] And Galahad still sees the light where others only see the night I almost envy what he knows to walk through thorns and smell a rose But I was born too late for dreams too close to hear the kingdom scream too near the fire not to feel the heat beneath the shining steel --- [Instrumental Break] --- [Final Chorus] This is the kingdom you pretend to be not the kingdom that will be the wheel is turning, slow but sure and nothing golden stays that pure This is the kingdom you pretend to be the end is closer than you think so raise your cups and sing once more while Camelot stands on the brink --- [Outro] Sing your songs... tell your stories... remember what you were... because soon... that will be all that's left...