AmGCAm
I am the jester, my job's to entertain
AmGCE7
And it seems that soon enough it too will be my job to reign
CGE7Am
Over all that you see, over all that you know
AmE7GAm
As the king is slowly dying, any moment he could go
AmE7GAm
Yes the king is slowly dying, any moment he will go
[Verse 1]
AmGCAm
Oh! Sweet memories, come rushing back to me
AmGCE7
As I trace my fingers on these haggard walls within your keep
CGE7Am
Though my exile still stands, i heard my duty call to me
AmE7GAm
Because i am the court jester, I've grown tired of my sleep
AmE7GAm
After all, i am the jester, and I've tired of my sleep
[Bridge 1]
FE7CA7
What good is a crown if the brow it sits on is that of a dead man
FE7CA7
I'll wear my cap and painted smile with pride, my trusty baton in my hand
FE7CE7
And you will see me, sire, I'll make my way back to you
CCE7G
You cannot stop me sire, your time is up, i see right through you
[Verse 2]
AmGCAm
Though resolute you may pretend to be inside your walls
AmGCE7
The people soon will realize that your feeble body can't forestall
CGE7Am
The inevitable end that we all will one day meet
AmE7GAm
You are human, you are dying, yes i know it's bittersweet
AmE7GAm
But you knew this day would come, and you can't borrow steal or cheat
AmE7GAm
Yes, your maker gave you time, but you've run out, and soon you'll meet
[Verse 3]
AmGCAm
I was awoken by some nibbling in my brain
AmGCE7
A single thought, just like a knot, a stone, a weight I can't explain
CGE7Am
That sat there pulling me to consciousness and waking soon I found
AmE7GAm
Myself entrenched in ancient earth, with roots and vines my arms were bound
AmE7GAm
And in this post-hibernal state my mind was filled with clouds of doubt
AmE7GG
Were these my memories? or something else? and soon i felt the urge to get out
[Bridge 2]
AmAmAmE7
Tearing, ripping, painful as it was
AmAmAmE7
Vines and leaves gave way easy just because
AmAmAmE7
All that's left in this world is decay;
AmAmAmE7
Soon I knew what caused me to awake
AmAmAmE7
With a newfound memory after rest
AmAmAmE7
I felt something bubbling in my chest
AmAmAmE7
Soon I felt myself losing control
AmAmAmE7
Peals of laughter rang into the distance from my soul
AmAmAmE7
I cannot recognize a single thing in front of me
AmAmAmE7
The world as I knew it now is gone, is this reality?
AmAmAmE7
Absurd and nonsensical, fantastical and daft
AmAmAmE7
All that is left to do is sit right down and laugh
He he he!
[Verse 4]
AmGCAm
Oh this world that I left you in
AmGCE7
Has been tain-ted by your sin
CGE7Am
And as such I have now taken it upon myself
AmE7GB
To reinstate the reign of laughter and in health I will return
[Verse 5]
AmGCAm
Oh I am making my way back I will return
AmGCE7
Soon the people will remember, the reason why they burn
CGE7Am
And the fires in their might will start to turn
AmE7GAm
Pointing fists and shouting out with no more reason for concern
[Bridge 3]
FE7CA7
Soon you will see! the world will turn upon its head again!
FE7CA7
Just you hope that you can see it before you're dead!
FE7CA7
Foolish king, you sit in empty meaning on your throne
CCE7G
But in my time away you've ended up alone
[Verse 6]
AmGCAm
Oh, all the power in the world could never save you now
AmGCE7
As the time at which your curtain's called draws nearer, get ready to take your bow
CGE7Am
The age of reason is now drawing to a close!
AmE7GAm
And now I, the mere court jester, will his majesty depose
AmE7GAm
I will tip the gilded throne, in me the people will repose
AmE7GAm
Because i am the court jester, not all thorns come with a rose
AmE7GAm
After all, i am the jester, and this future i propose:
AmE7GAm
Let the fool, let me, the jester, bring the olden tales to close
AmE7GAm
Let the fool, let me, the jester, a new saga now compose