For long I held you under burning skies
I longed to take away your pain
There was a peace that I found in your eyes
Now all I’ve left to feel is shame
Too long I tried to save you from myself
My endless catastrophic war
I never knew I had a soul to sell
What good was all my fighting for
The crucible of my own guilt is all I’ve known
Torture myself as I must reap what I have sown
Gaze through inferno and see what I could have been
Thus I am a slave to my sin

More than the throne
More than the power
Wish I could hold you in my arms
For one more hour
I fought so hard
In the end
Couldn’t save you from myself
I lost a friend
I long to sing to you
Make winter spring for you
I’d give the burden of the crown and ring for you

There was nothing left but a shell of me
A wounded man who lost it all
I cried in darkness, blinded by my grief
I wasn’t prepared for the fall
I couldn’t see you shining in the dark
I didn’t want to let you go
The plague that’s choking us hardened my heart
How could you change, how could you go
You showed me light that I had never known
Had to believe that it was true
I thought I had a home to call my own
All I ever wanted was you

More than the throne
More than the power
Wish I could hold you in my arms
For one more hour
I fought so hard
In the end
Couldn’t save you from myself
I lost a friend
I long to sing to you
Make winter spring for you
I’d give the burden of the crown and ring for you

Beyond the hate
Beyond the screams
At night I see your visage
In my dreams
I hold you tight
But you’re not there
I’m clinging to a lie
This isn’t fair

More than the throne
More than the power
Wish I could hold you in my arms
For one more hour
I fought so hard
In the end
Couldn’t save you from myself
I lost a friend
I long to sing to you
Make winter spring for you
I’d give the burden of the crown and ring for you

If I could start
Start again
I’d fight to make our glory
Never end
Please in your mercy
Bring me peace
So I can make the nightmares finally cease

Forgive me