The Fool Who Knows (v.2)

[Verse 1]
They throw me coins and leftover wine,
Laugh at my cap and bells every time.
I tumble and dance, make the whole court grin,
But they don't know the weight of the secrets within.
The Queen has a lover, the King has a debt,
The priest prays for gold, the guard smokes a cigarette.
I hear it all whispered behind velvet doors,
While I'm just the fool down on all fours.

[Pre-Chorus]
Behind the smile, behind the jest,
I carry the truth inside my chest.
They think I'm nothing, a fool, a clown,
But I'm the darkest secret in this crown.

[Chorus]
I know too much, I've seen too much,
The lies they sell, the royal touch.
I laugh out loud so I won't cry,
Watching them all slowly die.
I'm the court jester, the shadow's son,
The only honest one.

[Verse 2]
The Duchess is crying, the Prince is afraid,
The General's plans are a masquerade.
They talk while I'm "stupid," right in front of me,
Forgetting that the fool can see.
My tongue is my sword, my smile is my shield,
In this palace of glass, I never yield.
One day they'll wake and I'll be gone,
And take their truth into the dawn.

[Pre-Chorus]
Behind the smile, behind the jest,
I carry the weight inside my chest.

[Chorus]
I know too much, I've seen too much,
The lies they sell, the royal touch.
I laugh out loud so I won't cry,
Watching them all slowly die.
I'm the court jester, the shadow's son,
The only honest one.

[Bridge]
(Slower, almost spoken)
They think the fool is blind...
But the fool is the only one who sees.
(Silence... then beat drops)

[Outro]
Just a fool... with secrets.
Just a fool...