The Court Jester

Instructions

Click The Green Flag. Lyrics: "I am the jester, my job's to entertain And it seems that soon enough it too will be my job to reign Over all that you see, over all that you know As the king is slowly dying, any moment he could go Yes the king is slowly dying, any moment he will go Oh! Sweet memories, come rushing back to me As I trace my fingers on these haggard walls within your keep Though my exile still stands, I heard my duty call to me Because I am the court jester, I've grown tired of my sleep After all, I am the jester, and I've tired of my sleep What good is a crown if the brow it sits on is that of a dead man I'll wear my cap and painted smile with pride, My trusty baton in my hand And you will see me, sire, I'll make my way back to you You cannot stop me sire, your time is up, I see right through you Though resolute you may pretend to be inside your walls The people soon will realize that your feeble body can't forestall The inevitable end that we all will one day meet You are human, you are dying, yes I know it's bittersweet But you knew this day would come, and you can't borrow steal or cheat Yes, your maker gave you time, But you've run out, and soon you'll meet I was awoken by a nibbling in my brain A single thought, just like a knot, a stone, a weight I can't explain That sat there pulling me to consciousness and waking soon I found Myself entrenched in ancient earth With roots and vines my arms were bound And in this post-hibernal state my mind was filled with clouds of doubt Were these my memories? or something else? And soon I felt the urge to get out Tearing, ripping, painful as it was Vines and leaves gave way easy just because All that's left in this world is decay; Soon I knew what caused me to awake With a newfound memory after rest I felt something bubbling in my chest Soon I felt myself losing control Peals of laughter rang into the distance from my soul I cannot recognize a single thing in front of me The world as I knew it now is gone, is this reality? Absurd and nonsensical, fantastical and daft All that is left to do is sit right down and laugh Hee hee hee Oh this world that I left you in Has been tainted by your sin And as such I have now taken it upon myself To reinstate the reign of laughter and in health I will return Oh I am making my way back I will return Soon the people will remember the reason why they burn And the fires in their might will start to turn Pointing fists and shouting out with no more reason for concern Soon you will see! the world will turn upon its head again! Just you hope that you can see it 'fore you're dead! Foolish king, you sit in empty meaning on your throne But in my time away you've ended up alone Oh, all the power in the world could never save you now As the time at which your curtain's called draws nearer get ready to take your bow The age of reason is now drawing to a close! And now I, the mere court jester, will his majesty depose I will tip the gilded throne, in me the people will repose Because I am the court jester, not all thorns come with a rose After all, I am the jester, and this future I propose: Let the fool, let me, the jester, bring the olden tales to close Let the fool, let me, the jester, a new saga now compose"