Story Behind the Song
Key to the Downfall's glorious introspection reveals their ultimate wisdom about all things moral, good and true, and the suffering the same brings.
Lyrics
the first to bleed in earnest, the last to close the wound
the only one to fail to stand when all the toil was through
the forgotten, lonely hero, disdainéd by his foe
the former king standing in the cinders of his throne
the army all deserted, their weapons caked in rust
the mighty walls now littered stones, a casualty of trust
the shifting wind a remnant of debilitated force
the queen a happy captive in the rival’s darkened court
and their glee sorrows me
Chorus
the one in three, i confess my grief
transmuted from joy with this bitter alchemy
the one who weeps in a room of stone
the one in three left to die...
alone
Verse 2
i look unto the heavens but perceive only clouds
those harbingers of danger, empty of all menace now
for what great peril can they pose to someone such as I,
a shell of man, a tomb where once a soul was wont to lie
so let me lie in agony, a victim of the fates
a carcass ravaged by the gods whose pleasure is my pain
oh, this eternal suffering compels me to deny
that love is any concept but a dagger in my side
and i see what i’m to be
Verse 3
a choice is laid before me, my path is split in twain
this dagger lodged here in my side could help relieve the pain
yet, knowing that i could inflict this sting upon my foe
i twist the dagger, gasp for breath, and let my lifeblood flow
the three are now complete
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