Lyrics

THE WRITER OF SONGS

I’M THE WRITER OF SONGS IN THE COURT OF THE KING
I CAN LEAD YOU TO DANCE I CAN MAKE YOU TO SING
I CAN PLAY YOU A MELODY LIKE NONE THAT YOU’VE HEARD
AND I’LL HOLD YOU IN THRALL TO MY EVERY WORD

DON’T ASK AM I HAPPY IN THE WORK THAT I DO
SOMETIMES SUICIDAL I’D RATHER BE YOU
WHEN MY SOUL IS IN TORMENT I WRITE MY BEST LINES
OH I’LL BE A MIRROR OF DIFFICULT TIMES

WHEN A LOVED ONE IS LOST AND YOU’VE NOWHERE TO TURN
YOUR TEARS FLOW LIKE FIRE YOUR CHEEKS THEY WILL BURN
LET ME SING YOU A LULLABY FOR TO SEND YOU TO SLEEP
AND TO EVEN THE ODDS WHILE YOU’RE IN THE DEEP

I WAKEN AT NIGHT AND I LIE IN MY BED
AND I TRY HARD TO CAPTURE WHAT’S INSIDE MY HEAD
BUT MY PEN AND MY PAPER AREN’T EASILY LED
AND I FALL, FALL AWAY AND FORGET
AND THE JESTER LOOKS ON WITH A TEAR IN HIS EYE
‘COS HE KNOWS FROM EXPERIENCE WE’RE THE SAME HE AND I
AND THE NEXT ONE TO FALL WILL BE NEXT TO DIE
AND THE GUESTS COME AND GO ON THE OTHER SIDE

I WILL SING OF REBELLION IF YOU’RE DISSATISFIED
I WILL WRITE YOU A LOVE SONG IF YOUR HEART HAS DIED
BUT PLEASE DON’T EXPECT TO WRITE ALL OF YOUR WRONGS
I’M JUST THE KING’S FOOL AND A WRITER OF SONGS

NOW I LIVE IN THE TOWER AS I HAVE FOR SOME TIME
SINCE I LOST MY WORDS MY LIFE HAS NO RHYME
IN A KINGDOM OF SILENCE IN A BOTTOMLESS PIT
NO TIME FOR THE TAKING AND NOTHING IS WRIT

I WISH I COULD SUMMON THE WORDS TO MY MIND
I WISH I COULD REACH OUT AND ANSWERS I’D FIND
BUT HERE IN THIS TOWER IN THE COURT OF THE KING
ALL MELODY’S LOST I CAN’T WRITE A THING