Caught in the maze of my empty promises

Spun around excessive desires

My legacy was my only intent

In a way I repay and leave it all to waste



I set the state on fire and let it all burn

Your decay is not my concern



Under the spell of my reasoning

The poor stayed poor and ‘free’ was yet another word for ‘rich’

Nothing more to take from the weak

What’s yours is mine, what’s mine will stay mine



You gave me power to rule

To decide over right and wrong

My intentions were cruel

All the promises dead and gone



Sacrificed for a much greater purpose

Lives spent in the name of my personal gain

The last crown wasted

Wasted on war



I set the state on fire and let it all burn

The flames got higher and higher ‘cause you wouldn’t learn

All the things I’ve ever done, I did just to say: 

Your decay was never my concern



People die

From my neglect

You can never blame me

People die

When they put their trust in me