Archeturus - King Thanis (A Fable) Lyrics

The king in his castle invites you to feast
You must come naked as the day you were born
He's odd but knows the plotting and planning
You can't hide a weapon, helps his digestion

What he sees as his destiny
So difficult to behold
He hardly leaves the fortress
Though his subjects think he is divine

Once he said, "Follow me, we fight for better cause"
Indeed they did and victory was swift and brutal

But battle wasn't glorious the way that he'd been taught
And suing for peace was easier than any battle fought

King Thanis ruled fo fifty years
A lifetime in this vail of tears
Withdrawn and with a heavy weight
The burden of caring, accepting his fate

Not like all his contemporaries
Thanks hated war and paries
Of palace intrigue, the treachery
For a little bit more, a little bit more

What he sees as his destiny
So difficult to behold
He hardly leaves the fortress
Though his subjects think he is divine

In fiction we're allowed to dream of decent souls
Of caring kings, a dream because we always knew
Their's no such king
No such king