Cynical Empire

[00:00.59] Cynical Empire
[00:07.37] I'm the king
[00:18.06] Masquerade
[00:19.74] To hide away
[00:21.21] My shadow and my ghost
[00:23.35] But through the lens
[00:25.20] Of black despair
[00:26.48] I'm putting on a royal show
[00:29.06] Creating fiction
[00:31.78] While my soul slowly dies
[00:34.54] Anticipating dead wind
[00:37.18] We're building hope on lies
[00:40.73] Tired of pretending
[00:42.95] I rule an empty world
[00:45.66] I rule an empty world
[00:47.61] I'm the king
[00:50.65] Of my cynical empire
[00:54.75] My illusions never fail
[00:58.63] I'm my king
[01:01.38] Of this cynical empire
[01:04.45] Smoke and mirrors, hollow crowns
[01:07.09] A dystopian abyss
[01:09.42] I'm the king
[01:14.44] I'm my king
[01:19.79] Bound by beliefs
[01:22.05] Set so high
[01:23.33] I'm barely getting by
[01:25.43] Forcing smiles
[01:27.08] I breathe to pretend
[01:28.55] That I am still alive
[01:31.15] Creating fiction
[01:33.57] While my soul almost dies
[01:36.42] Anticipating dead wind
[01:39.01] We kill hope with words like knives
[01:42.91] Tired of pretending
[01:44.84] I rule an empty world
[01:47.26] I'm the king
[01:49.82] Of my cynical empire
[01:54.02] My illusions never fail
[01:57.73] I'm my king
[02:00.61] Of this cynical empire
[02:03.77] Smoke and mirrors, hollow crowns
[02:06.32] A dystopian abyss
[02:08.73] I'm the king
[02:13.93] I'm the king
[02:15.58] I was made of fragile lies
[02:17.65] But now I'm stepping out of my shadow
[02:19.80] No more living in disguise
[02:25.74] It's time to cut the line
[02:28.49] And finally resign
[02:32.18] I was king
[02:34.98] Of my cynical empire
[02:39.28] My illusions finally failed
[02:42.90] I was king
[02:45.83] Of this cynical empire
[02:48.77] All smoke and mirrors, hollow crowns
[02:51.36] A dystopian abyss
[02:53.76] I was king
[02:59.21] I was king
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