Kingdom of Mirrors

[Intro]

Gold shadows
cathedral smoke

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[Verse 1]

Velvet chambers
silver knives

Every smile
has another side

Choir voices
through cold stone halls

Somebody whispers
behind the walls

The king grows larger
the room grows thin

New wives arrive
old names disappear

Candles flicker
against black glass

Nothing here
was built to last

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[Chorus]



Everybody watching
everybody watched

Silk and scripture
blood and posture

Kingdom of mirrors

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[Verse 2]

The bishops drink
to shifting truth

While boys in velvet
carry coded news

The river moves
below the fog

Like history
without a god

Portrait painters
soften the eyes

Doctors promise
more time

Still the ceiling
leans lower each year

Under gold

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[Bridge]

Heavy crown
slow poison

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[Final Chorus]

Kingdom of mirrors

Where desire
becomes decree

Where love turns
into ceremony

Still glowing
through the smoke

Kingdom of mirrors

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[Outro]

Church bells
rainfall
empty throne