A King with No Crown

It's all superiority;
Your wildest dreams,
A yearning notoriety;
Knife in back, end justifies the means
Live atop the highest peak,
Plated in gold,
The altitude will make you weak;
As you fall you'll see your name dissolve.
A fantasy that will not hide
The casualty that lives inside
Reality will always be
A lingering memory
It's all so very saleable;
With a lie on your face,
The taste you bring is unbearable -
But taste can be so easily erased.
Ambition lies in distant dreams;
You're a king with no crown -
As you're left to walk the same old streets,
With the pain that haunts you in your cold hometown
A fantasy that will not hide
The casualty that lives inside
Reality will always be
A lingering memory
(Keys Solo)
A fantasy that will not hide
The casualty that lives inside
Reality will always be
A lingering memory
The time will come and you will know -
The demons come to overthrow;
When all of this will cease to be;
A memory to you and me.