Ballad of the Fool

I hid in my cave

Walls sculpted in plaster

Never alone

My life owed to my master

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There was a temptress

With her words unspoken,

She called to me

And my silence was broken

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I was enchanted

My heart had gone ablaze

She set the fire

She then granted me her gaze

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I was the fool

She was the magician

She took my hand

And we flew to her vision

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I looked in her eyes

And I saw a siren

Lulled by her song

I was pulled to her island

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“You live in this castle

But I’m the gatekeeper

You will leave when I choose

And not a day cheaper”

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“If this is your castle

It’s a castle of sand

I will walk through these walls

And I’ll conquer this land

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You shift and you shout

You act like a trickster

But your roar stops short

At the foot of my whisper”

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Spells, incantations,

Spoken by the mystic

She shot her best curse

And knew she wouldn’t miss it

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She aimed for the heart

I took that as a sign

I spoke the dark words

And summoned it with a rhyme

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It came from the sky

It was something divine

I fell to my knees

It had a glorious shine

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A sliver of hope

Fell into my grasp

‘Twas my only chance

Freedom could be mine at last

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I held in my hands

A legendary staff

It was strong enough

But had just one spell to cast

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The swing of my staff

Changed the course of the fight

I focused my strength

And turned her curse into light

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I dealt my best card

And the curse was shattered

But I would soon learn

That I’d crippled the caster

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It wasn’t very long when

I went back to my master

“I can give you what you want

If it’s freedom you’re after”

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I no longer had shackles

I no longer had a cage

I no longer felt the fear

I no longer felt the rage

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I sit in quiet

Not knowing what to do

How is this freedom

When I don’t know what to choose

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