The king is dead and the throne is up for grabs,
but my brother lays the blame on my shoulders.
I’ve never seen such betrayal in all my years.
I will be out for blood in the end.

Cast out of this sanctum rusted from decay.
Accusations made to drive me out.
Of a place I once called home where I could lay down roots.
The foundation has now crumbled.

The high courts verdict aims to tarnish my name.
The blood is on my hands is their lie, but I know the truth that all of this was staged.

As they sever all ties in the meantime,
The past will be unwritten.
A betrayal in the highest.
Does power corrupt us all?

Left here, out in this unforgiving waste.
Expected to fend for myself.
As I gain a one track mind, survival being the only goal.
Faces become a distant memory.

Lofty ambitions for revenge begin to rush back.
The future is far from certain, this derelict is rising to a realm of persistence.
(they will get what’s coming...)

As they sever all ties in the meantime,
The past will be unwritten.
A betrayal in the highest.
Does power corrupt us all?
Division's the only guidance,
As I hear fate come knocking.
A callous evasion of virtue.
I sure hope it was worth it.

As I become so cold to the temptation at heart,
It’s hard to sit back while they drive us all apart.
A fortune written in stone falls right through my hands.
This is the last semblance of my empire of sands.
It’s been far too long, what has happened to this place?
Rubble covers the streets. An uprising's the case.
Peasants sick of a system meant to enslave.

This isn’t what I wanted, my home destroyed, my people slain.
This is just the price you pay when making deals
with the devil himself in human form,
brother, what have you done? What have you done to our family?

As they sever all ties in the meantime,
The past will be unwritten.
A betrayal in the highest.
Does power corrupt us all?
Division's the only guidance.
As I hear fate come knocking.
A callous evasion of virtue.
I sure hope it was worth it.