Decayer

Caught in the maze of my empty promises
 Spun around excessive desires
 My legacy was my only intent
 In a way I repay and leave it all to waste
 I set the state on fire and let it all burn
 Your decay is not my concern
 Under the spell of my reasoning
 The poor stayed poor and 'free' was yet another word for 'rich'
 Nothing more to take from the weak
 What's yours is mine, what's mine will stay mine
 You gave me power to rule
 To decide over right and wrong
 My intentions were cruel
 All the promises dead and gone
 Sacrificed for a much greater purpose
 Lives spent in the name of my personal gain
 The last crown wasted
 Wasted on war
 I set the state on fire and let it all burn
 The flames got higher and higher 'cause you wouldn't learn
 All the things I've ever done, I did just to say:
 Your decay was never my concern
 People die
 From my neglect
 You can never blame me
 People die
 When they put their trust in me