CASSETTE RAIN The King’s Conscience

Lay the banners down
What’s the price of a crown
Who will live, who will die
Who will pay for your pride

My knights await one word from me
Their ships lie ready by the sea
They promise glory for my throne
I hear the cries of those at home

I wear the crown, I bear the blame
Must others burn to save my name
If blood’s the price my people pay
Have I the strength to turn away

One word from you
And none come home
One word from you
And none come home

I wear the crown, I bear the blame
Let history forget my name
No throne is worth the blood we’d shed
I’ll bring them home, not count the dead