Song Description

Romance of a Dead Kingdom is a song whose title is somewhat self-explanatory. It relates the story and personal trial of an individual who wakes to find himself in the comfort of a normal day, in a world where he is confident, stable, and well-regarded, However, he is plagued by the notion that all is not as it seems. Choosing to ignore his uncertain feelings he soon reaps the consequences when he wakes again to see every facet of his life engulfed in chaos. In the end, he can only watch as his world falls apart before him.

Lyrics

sleep now fragile
cradle my hope
dream 'til morning
Rising again to uphold my claims to power
promises bind this place to me
peace I have found in a vision pure and simple
here in this world I am the king
dreams trouble my conscience
with thoughts of those betrayed
prophecies certain bring me to conflict often
but comfort has always triumphed against a change
walking again among these familiar faces
hearing the same praises the speak
all here is well but somehow so unnerving
in the eyes of a child the world looks bleak
fears grow ever bolder
threatening disgrace
all that will be grows clearer with every moment
whispers turn now to shouting for my escape
awake...
brashly you stifled warnings
see now the fruits of failure
ignorant liar; did you truly think
you could stay here awhile and avoid your fate
crawling, grasping, searching, reaching for a path
through all this chaos choking on the ashes
of a life that suddenly has passed
as the screams subside I slowly raise my head
to watch the final ruin and see my kingdom's end