Plaguies the Wise

Verse 1

He said he knew a secret

so dark you couldn't tell it right

he cheated death for years

he turned the day out of the night

he loved his work too much to stop

he loved his power more than him

so when the students learn too fast

the master finds he can't survive it

Chorus

That's the wise way to die

sleeping on the throne you built

teach the trick, close your eyes

wake up drowning in the guilt

he was wise, wise, wise

'til the apprentice looked him in the eye

that's the wise way to die

Verse 2

He dreamed his secret every night

he told him all of it, unwise

gave away the whole damn map

handed him the alibi

you don't teach a killer

how to kill you in your sleep

but power makes you stupid

makes you sure you're in too deep

Chorus

That's the wise way to die

sleeping on the throne you built

teach the trick, close your eyes

wake up drowning in the guilt

he was wise, wise, wise

'til the apprentice looked him in the eye

that's the wise way to die

Bridge

Nobody saw it coming

'cause he never saw it too

the smartest man in the whole galaxy

never learned what trust could do

he could stop a heart from stopping

but he couldn't stop his own

should've slept a little lighter

should've never slept alone

Chorus

That's the wise way to die

sleeping on the throne you built

teach the trick, close your eyes

wake up drowning in the guilt

he was wise, wise, wise

'til the apprentice looked him in the eye

that's the wise way to die

Outro

Wise, wise, wise

that's the wise way to die