About this song
She rules the courts she never enters, turning sister's steel against kindred bone. Witness the cunning conquest of the briar, where a kingdom is taken without a single sword being lifted by its true conqueror. Alela's games will topple kingdoms, and you are merely a pawn.
Lyrics
[Intro] [Verse 1] You never see me on the field You never hear my voice You only feel your sister's steel You never had a choice A flutter at the council board My rogues upon your throne And every blade you sharpened me Will find your kindred bone [Pre-Chorus] I move when no one's watching me The pause between your breaths The blade you raised on my behalf Will find your own bequests [Chorus] I do not need to lift a sword To take a kingdom whole Every blade you raised for me Will turn upon your own Your kings will burn what they would save Your knights will name your foe I rule the courts I never enter By the wars I make you grow [Verse 2] The king believed his queen had lied The queen believed the same The court would burn before they tried To speak my crooked name Their bishops blessed the broken oath Their dukes drew steel for show I watched them fight inside their walls While the wicked wine ran low [Pre-Chorus] I move when no one's watching me The pause between the war The friend you trusted at your side Is the one you'll fall before [Chorus] I do not need to lift a sword To take a kingdom whole Every blade you raised for me Will turn upon your own Your kings will burn what they would save Your knights will name your foe I rule the courts I never enter By the wars I make you grow [Bridge] I am the smile beneath the smile The pause inside the storm I do not bring an army through the door I let yours come and burn A queen does not need conquering When kings will conquer for her I rule the wicked court of Eldraine By the wars I never stir [Final Chorus] I do not need to lift a sword The crown will come to me Every blade you raised in faith Becomes my treasury Your kings will name their fairest knight Your knights will name their queen And the cunning conquest of the briar Is the kingdom they will leave [Outro] You came in laughing You'll leave in flame And the war you fought You fought in my name
