Jester's Devotion

Verse 1

Bells on my collar chime through the empty hall

The king laughs loud while I tumble and fall

She catches my eye from the gilded throne

A flicker of something I cannot atone

Pre-Chorus

Every jest is a prayer

Every bow hides a dare

I spin for the court but I bleed for her stare

Chorus

I am the fool who loves the queen

Wearing my motley like a secret screen

I sing for the crown but die for the gleam

I am the fool who loves the queen

Verse 2

She whispers a note folded into my hat

A riddle of red I dare not unwrap

The king raises his goblet and calls my name

While I burn in the pages of an unwritten flame

Pre-Chorus

Every trick is a plea

Every step bends the knee

But the jester falls hardest when nobody sees

Chorus

I am the fool who loves the queen

Wearing my motley like a secret screen

I sing for the crown but die for the gleam

I am the fool who loves the queen

Bridge

Seven turns of the wheel

Seven locks on the seal

Seven nights I have knelt

For a name I can't tell

Chorus

I am the fool who loves the queen

Wearing my motley like a secret screen

I sing for the crown but die for the gleam

I am the fool who loves the queen

Chorus

I am the fool who loves the queen

A lifetime of laughter hiding what it means

I dance on the wire between smoke and scheme

I am the fool who loves the queen