Kings Today

Lyrics

Truth to power
wisdom of sages
yet somehow-
the rules never change

Kings like to fight
with warlords and cohorts
might is right
and they love blood sports

If we held the reins
would we be the same?
Leonidas or Achilles
Caesar or Attila the Hun
Vlad the Impaler, Agamemnon
or Genghis Khan
And 'Nero', 'Caligula'—
We say with disdain
But our kings still bathe
in glory and shame.

Empires rising
empires falling
crowds still cheering
when the war drums are calling
If we held the reins..
would we play the game?

Leonidas or Achilles
Caesar or Attila the Hun
Vlad the Impaler
Agamemnon,
or Genghis Khan.

And Nero, Caligula—
rulers undone
ghosts in the shadows
of what we've become.

And the kings of today
do they kill less?
Hard to say…

Our spears go further
weapons still gleam
power still walks
where power has been

Leonidas or Achilles
Caesar or Attila the Hun
Vlad the Impaler, Agamemnon
or Genghis Khan

If we held the reins
if the world isn't done
would we be different—
Do we hate their fun?

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Once crowned, now elected. Once feared, now followed. But the game is still the same. A cinematic reflection on power, control, and the echoes of history

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