The thunder claps, our performance complete Sat alone on his throne Surrounded by strangers and friends I've yet to meet He slumps unimpressed Though we've tried our best All other glances are torn Wanting to yawp barely holding the storm. "Some things just aren't meant to be" The King wants no more And so there it must end along with me. The rabble must hold its tongue It is done We are done. So we scream To the king Though we may seem To only scream to ourselves. To know what you like To only like what you know To never distinguish and always relinquish your thoughts most critical To barricade your mind is to die before your time. The court erupts in a sudden silence. The cowering crowd once proud Now kneels on the shoulders of giants. Horror and disbelief The challenge complete Hands up not to the sky but to cover their mouths open wide. The king's fists clenched at a room defiled. He's the only one with fury Though the jury contemplate and instate Behind the curtain smile. The rabble must hold its tongue It is done We are done. As long as the king dictates what time the drummer keeps The rabble are shackled and confined to life on bended knee. No one to stand or fall No one to think at all What a merry life they'll leave led by another.