My Army of Ghosts
A king with a loyal army of shadows, so he never has to be doubted or alone. But shadows can't hold you at night. He's the part of me that settled for loyalty when what I needed was closeness.
I looked you in the eye and saw a mirror of my soul
A man who took the broken pieces and who made them finally whole
You built a silent kingdom, an empire of the dead
A perfect, loyal army in the shadows of your head
And every single soldier is a ghost you've called by name
A perfect, beautiful solution to a rigged and broken game
And oh, the safety that you offered, it's a cold and tempting prize
To never have to see the doubt in another's eyes
To be the one and only king, a monarch on your throne
To know that you will never, ever have to be alone...
But an army made of shadows can't hold you in the night
And a thousand loyal ghosts can't give a single spark of light
And I have chosen hunger, and I have chosen pain
'Cause I would rather have a single friend than rule a world of rain
You burned away the weakness, you scoured out the fear
You made damn sure that no one else could ever get too near
And you are safe, and you are strong, and you have won the war
But you don't remember what the hell you were even fighting for
You have an army at your back, a million souls to lead
But you are just a lonely man planting a single, barren seed
And oh, the safety that you offered, it's a cold and tempting prize
To never have to see the doubt in another's eyes
To be the one and only king, a monarch on your throne
To know that you will never, ever have to be alone...
But an army made of shadows can't hold you in the night
And a thousand loyal ghosts can't give a single spark of light
And I have chosen hunger, and I have chosen pain
'Cause I would rather have a single friend than rule a world of rain