Tavern Song | 5. The Shadow Prince | by Forging Music Bard

A dark narrative exploring the Sin of Envy. A second-born prince, consumed by jealousy of his golden brother, plots a poisoning that ends in his own spiritual destruction.

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🎙️ LYRICS:
I walk in his shadow, I walk in his dust
He carries the scepter, I carry the rust
He was born first with the sun in his hair
But I am the second, and life is unfair.

Green eyes watching, waiting for the end
I am your brother, but I am not your friend!
Why do they love you? Why not me?
I’ll cut down the trunk of the royal tree!

He sits at the table, the maidens all smile
I sit in the corner, nursing my bile
They sing of his glory, his sword and his might
But I plan his doom in the cover of night.

Green eyes watching, waiting for the end
I am your brother, but I am not your friend!
Why do they love you? Why not me?
I’ll cut down the trunk of the royal tree!

I brewed him a potion of hemlock and snake
I poured it in wine for my dear brother’s sake
"A toast to the King!" I cried with a grin
But the cups were mixed up in the chaotic din.

Green eyes watching, waiting for the end
I am your brother, but I am not your friend!
Why do they love you? Why not me?
I’ll cut down the trunk of the royal tree!

Now the poison is burning, my throat is on fire
I fall to the floor on my funeral pyre
The King tries to save me, he weeps for my soul
But Envy has swallowed me, swallowed me whole.

Green eyes watching, waiting for the end
I am your brother, but I am not your friend!
Why do they love you? Why not me?
I’ll cut down the trunk of the royal tree!

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