The Wise Man's Fear
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Grey King

Grey King lyrics by The Wise Man's Fear. Devouring the world whole And it might leave all of this behind I was too young to know the difference I was too old...

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Grey King

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Devouring the world whole

And it might leave all of this behind

I was too young to know the difference

I was too old to even care

If it was evil or freedom

With iron fists and silvern lips

Clay feet and a stomach of gold

Beneath the shadow of the mountain

Lies a monument to all mankind

Grey king

Waste away

Twisted grip on a rule that will not stay

Grey king

Withering

End your reign

A selfsame sadness

A lost lust for life

This power, now madness

Has taken his mind

A heart like fire

A face like stone

A mind of water

And an iron soul

He folds his arms, waits so patiently for the days to pass

Yet he wants them back

The sun sets on a day

That’s lasted a thousand years

But they’re gone

He paints his smile on, but it dries and cracks

He loses light waiting for days to pass

Wishing that they’d pass him by

Praying that they slow down

He paints his smile, but it’s dry and it cracks

He loses light waiting for days to pass

Wishing that they would just pass him by

Praying that they slow down

Grey king

Waste away

Twisted grip on a rule that will not stay

Grey king

Withering

End your reign

Grey king

Waste away

Twisted grip on a rule that will not stay

Grey king

You're whiling away

I was too young to know the difference

I was too old to even care

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