Burden of Fortune

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