Mercy Denied

A thousand men now scream upon their knees
Confronted with the cost of spoken lies
With tears they face the queen they failed to please
As blades reflect within the darkness of their eyes
Mercy denied

They beg and plead and cry for life in death
To wash away the stains upon their hand
Their words are just the sounds of wasted breath
They drew to make their falling chests expand

Traitors meet the law and crown
In the hall where kings have died
Now with open throats in blood they drown
Mercy denied

Traitors meet the law and crown
In the hall where kings have died
Now with open throats in blood they drown
Mercy denied

Scarlet rivers swell and run
Where stronger men have cried
Every echo dies as one
With all mercy denied
Every echo dies as one

They beg and plead and cry for life in death
To wash away the stains upon their hand
A thousand men now scream upon their knees
Confronted with the cost of spoken lies
With tears they face the queen they failed to please
As blades reflect within the darkness of their eyes
Mercy denied

The corpses rot beyond the kingdoms wall
A turncoat's fate is one the crowns decide

They kill the ones who crave to see them fall
With every wish of their mercy denied