Cynical Empire

Cynical Empire

I'm the king

Masquerade

To hide away

My shadow and my ghost

But through the lens

Of black despair

I'm putting on a royal show

Creating fiction

While my soul slowly dies

Anticipating dead wind

We're building hope on lies

Tired of pretending

I rule an empty world

I rule an empty world

I'm the king

Of my cynical empire

My illusions never fail

I'm my king

Of this cynical empire

Smoke and mirrors, hollow crowns

A dystopian abyss

I'm the king

I'm my king

Bound by beliefs

Set so high

I'm barely getting by

Forcing smiles

I breathe to pretend

That I am still alive

Creating fiction

While my soul almost dies

Anticipating dead wind

We kill hope with words like knives

Tired of pretending

I rule an empty world

I'm the king

Of my cynical empire

My illusions never fail

I'm my king

Of this cynical empire

Smoke and mirrors, hollow crowns

A dystopian abyss

I'm the king

I'm the king

I was made of fragile lies

But now I'm stepping out of my shadow

No more living in disguise

It's time to cut the line

And finally resign

I was king

Of my cynical empire

My illusions finally failed

I was king

Of this cynical empire

All smoke and mirrors, hollow crowns

A dystopian abyss

I was king

I was king