The King
Reign of Reflection: The King's Lament
Lyrics
I am, aimlessly in falling towns
I feel lost in declining towns
Looking to trade some time for some way to get around
Seeking to exchange time for a way to navigate
Hold fast to my paper crown
Clutching onto my symbolic authority
As the howl of the wind, it blows it all to hell
The powerful force of the wind disrupts everything
I am the king of the ancient town
I identify as the ruler of an ancient town
I am the reign of the young
I represent the rule of the young
But I have been told I'm the only one
Despite being told I'm unique, I may not be
But I am
Expressing uncertainty about identity
No I am not, but I am
Contradicting the previous line, affirming identity
No I am not, well, I am
Repeating the contradiction and affirming existence
No I am not, but I am, I am, I am
Emphasizing existence despite contradictions
I am the fault of the clerics pen
I am the result of religious authority
I am the joke without, within
I am a joke both externally and internally
I am the call for righteous living
I advocate for virtuous living
I am the spawn of a drunken vision
I am the outcome of a drunken revelation
I am the hope that drives the dread out of the slums for miles ahead
I bring hope that dispels despair from distant slums
I am the ad that sold the mould
I am the promotion that perpetuates conformity
I am the billboard for the soul
I am the representation of the soul on a billboard
I am the king of the ancient town
Reiterating rulership of an ancient town
I am the reign of the young
Reaffirming dominance over the young
But I have been told I'm the only one
Despite being told I'm unique, I may not be
But I am
Expressing uncertainty about identity
No I am not, but I am
Contradicting the previous line, affirming identity
No I am not, well, I am
Repeating the contradiction and affirming existence
No I am not, but I am, I am, I am
Emphasizing existence despite contradictions
I was produced by old machines
Indicating origin from outdated machinery
Rusted and worn by centuries
Describing deterioration over centuries
I was entoiled by sullied laws
Entangled in corrupted legal systems
And now I am caught between its jaws
Trapped between the consequences of those systems
I am the scar of my descent
Bearing the mark of my ancestry
Destined to be the same again
Doomed to repeat the same patterns
I am the circle viciously
Symbolizing a cyclic and closed history
Complete and closed like history
Representing the completeness of historical cycles
I am the king of the ancient town
Reiterating rulership of an ancient town
I am the reign of the young
Reaffirming dominance over the young
But I have been told I'm the only one
Despite being told I'm unique, I may not be
But I am
Expressing uncertainty about identity
No I am not, but I am
Contradicting the previous line, affirming identity
No I am not, well, I am
Repeating the contradiction and affirming existence
No I am not, but I am, I am, I am
Emphasizing existence despite contradictions
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