Mercy Denied

A thousand men now scream upon their knees Confronted with the cost of spoken lies With tears they face the queen they failed to please As blades reflect within the darkness of their eyes Mercy denied They beg and plead and cry for life in death To wash away the stains upon their hand Their words are just the sounds of wasted breath They drew to make their falling chests expand Traitors meet the law and crown In the hall where kings have died Now with open throats in blood they drown Mercy denied Traitors meet the law and crown In the hall where kings have died Now with open throats in blood they drown Mercy denied Scarlet rivers swell and run Where stronger men have cried Every echo dies as one With all mercy denied Every echo dies as one They beg and plead and cry for life in death To wash away the stains upon their hand A thousand men now scream upon their knees Confronted with the cost of spoken lies With tears they face the queen they failed to please As blades reflect within the darkness of their eyes Mercy denied The corpses rot beyond the kingdoms wall A turncoat's fate is one the crowns decide They kill the ones who crave to see them fall With every wish of their mercy denied