Peasant's Throne

by Lilith Max

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Here is a tale of an ambitious peasant who dares to grab for the tyrant's crown. But does glory await him?
This lighthearted song with a pinch or two of irony makes the listener want to dance and sing along "I don't need a sword, I don't need advisors" ... let this folk-pop ballad enchant you!

lyrics

I don’t need a sword
I don’t need advisors
to tell me which of us
is proven to be wiser

He is the king
and I his loyal subject,
none of us could do what he does

He leads his men
while I mop the floors
I clean the stains of their fallen blood

I don’t need a sword
I don’t need advisors
to tell me which of us
is proven to be wiser
while he sits above
his thoughts veil his view
he cannot see the world
from below like I do

It’s just a whisper
I breathe in his ear
I fear there are traitors in our midst
I watch his eyes
as they roam through the crowd
grow wary as he wonders who it is

Not noticing my hands on his crown
bringing it all down

I don’t need a sword
I don’t need advisors
to tell me which of us
is proven to be wiser
while he sits above
his thoughts veil his view
he cannot see the world
from below like I do

And then it is too late
the cannons have rolled in
from the highest tower
we watch the fight begin
a blade cuts through the air
and at once does he know
that the one that stands before him
is the one who stole his throne

I don’t need a sword
I don’t need advisors
to tell me which of us
is proven to be wiser
while he sits above
his thoughts veil his view
he cannot see the world
from below like-

I am the king
and you my loyal subjects
bow down and swear servility
I sit above while the peasants bow below
unaware of their hostility
and the rest is history

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released January 19, 2024

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Lilith Max Houston, Texas

🏆 YoungArts Winner 2022 in the category VOICE! 🏆
German/American Singer & Songwriter.

lilithmax.com

discography

Still With Me

Mar 2024
Peasant's Throne

Jan 2024
Am I Free

Nov 2023
Do You Believe

Jul 2023
Storybook

Nov 2022

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