The Lies We Share (Alternate Version)

Masks and mirrors, shattered glass
A war of words where fire slept
You saw through all the veils and schemes
Yet somehow, you still made me smile

If the Throne will stand ten thousand years
If the stars shall never fade
Let the masks we wear, the roles we've played
Be as endless as the lies we share

The Throne still stands, the war still calls
The faithful march, the mighty fall,
If the stars could write our stories true
Would they mark the lives we knew?

I led you through a world of storms
Where echoes fade and embers gleam
The smoke still clung upon your breath
And yet you walked this path with me

If the Throne will stand ten thousand years
If the stars shall never fade
Let the masks we wear, the roles we've played
Be as endless as the lies we share

The Throne still stands, the war still calls
The faithful march, the mighty fall,
If all must fade as time moves on
Then let me smile before it's gone

Fortune's favor, poisoned light
A throne of pleasure, gems of night
They called your name, but you stood true
And I could not have asked for more

If the Throne will stand ten thousand years
If the stars shall never fade
Let the masks we wear, the roles we've played
Be as endless as the lies we share

So we smile, and play our roles—
The soldier's fear, the singer's cage,
Yet somewhere deep, beyond all knowing
(pause)
(laughter)
I was yours in every age

I was yours in every age