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