Bow and kneel Guards strip him of both bow and steel You stand before the king, you'll see Unmatched supremacy Walk into my courtroom Asking audience with me Finally your father's fate you'll see On that very place you stand On the courtroom floor he fell Oh, so proud but broken, I could tell You see the dark-red stains upon the stone tiled floor That day the birds sang songs of sorrow From those songs a new hope is born Like a phoenix rising You may be a king, but your throne is a lie These walls cannot save you from justice tonight The cries of your people, this is our call The court of the tyrant will fall Insolence presumptuous, little twat And so naïve it seems You seek a kingdom built on dreams Your first and only lesson, boy To stand upon the highest peak It's made from corpses of the weak If you seek obedience with promises of fear Then you will find that we defy you Your chains are broken, you'll see By unbridled power You may be a king, but your throne is a lie These walls cannot save you from justice tonight The cries of your people, this is our call The court of the tyrant will fall ♪ You may be a king, but your throne is a lie These walls cannot save you from justice tonight The cries of your people, this is our call The court of the tyrant will fall You may be a king, but your throne is a lie These walls cannot save you from justice tonight The cries of your people, this is our call The court of the tyrant will fall