the shifting mirror

Lyrics The gates are splintered, the smoke clears the hall A boy stands in the rubble, about ten inches tall He’s holding a broken sword, his hands are shaking bad And looking at his face, I see the father I never had He’s got that same cold fire, that same desperate rage I remember turning that exact same page He charges like a lamb into the lion’s jaw I drop my heavy blade, I don’t want to fight no more Take the crown, boy, take the horns I’m tired of the thorns You’ve got the fire in your eye The same blackened sky Strike me down and take my place Look into the mirror, see my face The wheel keeps turning, the debt is paid Welcome to the shade. He drives the metal deep into my chest I feel the heavy iron come to rest I grab him by the collar, pull him close so he can hear The secret that I’ve carried through the final year I whisper in his ear as the shadow leaves my lung “You’re the hero now, kid. But the poison’s in the tongue.” He pulls the blade out, the light is fading fast The demon lord is dying, the hero is cast Take the crown, boy, take the horns I’m tired of the thorns You’ve got the fire in your eye The same blackened sky Strike me down and take my place Look into the mirror, see my face The wheel keeps turning, the debt is paid Welcome to the shade. My body turns to ash, the armor falls apart The boy stands in the ruins with the darkness in his heart The king’s men will cheat him, the kingdom will bleed He’ll take my seat upon the throne to satisfy the need And the cycle starts again. The hero becomes the sin. Look in the mirror. Look in the mirror. You are the demon now.