Lyric

Hail the new king — welcome to the show

Step into this kingdom where make-believe grows

A place of thrills, where action meets the lie

Contradictions sparkle under a painted sky

Nobles and the people wearing happiness like crowns

No tears — only grins that never come down

A dream within a dream, and when the king proclaims

The story breathes and everybody plays the game

All the people laugh and dance in line —

Smile or else, it costs more than time

Every stomach’s full on promises thin

Feeding empty mouths with truthful-looking sin

All the people laugh and dance in tune —

Laugh if you want to live beneath this moon

We clap for the spectacle, we buy the lie

We nod while the real hurt is swept aside

The pageant goes on — a rehearsed parade

While the king’s bright words hide what they betrayed

New king, I pledge — push this fiction forth

March the make-believe from south to north

Punish the lords who choke the common song

Wipe the sorrow from the streets where it belongs

Keep your vows; make the promises ring true

So when you testify, the tale feels new

Turn the fable into something more than art —

Let the kingdom’s heartbeat match the people’s heart

All the people laugh and dance in line —

Smile or else, it costs more than time

Every stomach’s full on promises thin

Feeding empty mouths with truthful-looking sin

All the people laugh and dance in tune —

Laugh if you want to live beneath this moon

All the people laugh and dance in line —

Smile or else, it costs more than time

Every stomach’s full on promises thin

Feeding empty mouths with truthful-looking sin

All the people laugh and dance in tune —

Laugh if you want to live beneath this moon

Fablethrone — the crown glints, but the mirror shows the truth