The Crown's Shadow
词曲: 严曦瑶
Kingdom chessboard these streets my domain
Strategizing through sunshine and acid rain
Every move calculated every pawn in its place
Building castles while tears streak down my face
They see the crown they don't see the cost
Every alliance secured is another friend lost
The weight of the throne is a solitary load
Walking this razor's edge on a winding road
Power is a puzzle pieces made of souls
Paid the price in full now my heart has holes
Playing for the kingdom playing for the greater good
Understood the sacrifice still I wish I could
Turn back the clock rewrite the final page
But history is written by the wise and the sage
So I'll make my moves carry this heavy crown
Watch the empire rise while my own world breaks down
Ink on parchment treaties signed in the dark
Kindling the future from a single spark
Whispers in corridors secrets that I keep
While the common people lay in peaceful sleep
My mind a library of what-ifs and plans
Calloused hands holding fragile sands
For every triumph a part of me erased
A calculated heart meticulously placed
The smile is armor the gaze is steel
Making deals for harvests that others will feel
Isolating threats before they can grow
A silent gardener no one needs to know
The loneliness is chronic the doubt is a ghost
A king is just a man who sacrifices most
Power is a puzzle pieces made of souls
Paid the price in full now my heart has holes
Playing for the kingdom playing for the greater good
Understood the sacrifice still I wish I could
Turn back the clock rewrite the final page
But history is written by the wise and the sage
So I'll make my moves carry this heavy crown
Watch the empire rise while my own world breaks down
No room for weakness no time for regret
The sunrise brings debts I haven't paid yet
Forged in the fire of impossible choice
Finding strength in my people's collective voice
This isn't for glory this isn't for fame
It's for peaceful mornings it's for keeping the flame
A legacy of order a future that's bright
Even if my own stars fade into the night
The strategy is love though it may not seem
A silent protector of the collective dream
Checkmate achieved the board is still
Mission accomplished against my will
The architect of peace the weaver of fate
Carrying this burden this solitary weight
For the land for the people I pay the toll
With a strategic mind and a wounded soul