Halt before the chamber maiden sees you there
And calls you on your fault
It's greatness only in these quarters
A peasant once is a peasant through and through

Everything's easy when you're in control
From the powers in the towers to the lowest dungeon floor
Everything's deadly when no one's saying no
A prisoner of freedom - a victim of extol

Shock and awe
It's a long way home
Shock and awe
It's much too far - you're grave bound

Much too much
Power to uphold

Trust in the courts
And the men inside
When the gavel strikes
How will they decide
It'll all be slept away

Trust in the courts
And a few inside
Are they with me now
Are they on my side
Or all saving face

Distrust in the courts
And all inside
They'll rip me apart
And take my hide
It'll all fade away

Now here I sit with an open mouth
Stuffing something down my throat

Now they're filling me to extremities
Something down, down, down my throat

Shunned from the castle
And the fools inside
Driven to the woods
With an aching side
The ground begins to move

Shunned from the castle
And the fools inside
Into the woods
With a scrambled mind
The trees begin to look

I need a hand
A human hand
Everything used to be so much easier
Get me out of this crown

No, there's no easy way out of this
I'm losing my mind
And yet no matter what I do
I feel it escaping me

I'm going mad, you know
My mind is coming out of my mind
I'm going mad, I'm going mad
I'm going somewhere and I'm not sure if you'll see me again