KING OF SWORDS Songtext
von TE/MO

"I was safe with you," that′s what you said
"Just come on in and get your fortune read"
Drawn to you by hand-spun fated thread
The looks you gave me could have raised the dead

My Achilles heel revealed by bones you stole to scry
Asked about the only thing that always makes me cry
And I didn't want to believe it all might be a lie
Left staring at the sky and wondering why

The King of Swords, the table turned
And you played me for all I′m worth
My future lost to sleight of hand
And even now, don't understand
Just how you did it, but you did it
You flipped it on me

Tell me, were we doomed right from the start?
The card shark feasts upon a lonely heart
Dealt me in, each shuffle was an art
I still applauded as I fell apart


I was Helen fair, yes, I was yours ripe for the theft
'Til the Spartans crashed the welcome party, so you up and left
I had never seen a planned retreat so masterfully deft
The newfound queen of Ilion bereft

The King of Swords, the table turned
And you played me for all I′m worth
My future lost to sleight of hand
And even now, don′t understand
Just how you did it, but you did it
You flipped it on me

When the wager called for sacrifice
I threw my heart in without thinking twice
Thought maybe once you'd won it, you would stay
Next time I will call a sword a spade

The King of Swords, the table turned
And you played me for all I′m worth
My future lost to sleight of hand
And even now, don't understand


The King of Swords, the queen who stayed
If you only knew the price she paid
The pair of us gave quite a show
But now I′ll reap just what I sow
Because I did it, yes, I did it
I flipped it