(Fast tempo — lute, tambourine, flute, fiddle) [Verse 1] Sitting on a cold stone wall tonight, Spinning coins in silver light, No song to sing, no tale to start, Just empty echoes in my heart. Heavy steps upon the road, Steel and leather, voice of gold, “Your head is priced,” he calmly said, I smiled instead of feeling dread. [Pre-Chorus] Before you try to take my breath, Give me a theme for song… or death. [Chorus] Play the lute and let it ring, Tambour beats for everything, Dance too close, then slip away, I lose… just enough to stay. Fiddle cries and flutes deceive, Every step is make-believe, In this game you thought you led… I was writing what you read. [Verse 2] Blades collide, I fall, I slide, Laughing while I step aside, Clumsy hands and broken pace, Yet I’m never out of place. “Pathetic fool,” I hear him say, Still he moves the same old way, Shoulder turns before each strike… Predictable… the kind I like. [Pre-Chorus] Do it again, don’t change a thing, You dance so well on a single string. [Chorus] Play the lute and let it ring, Tambour beats for everything, Dance too close, then slip away, I lose… just enough to stay. Fiddle cries and flutes deceive, Every step is make-believe, In this game you thought you led… I was writing what you read. [Bridge] (slower) Did you feel it? Did you see? Or just play along with me? One soft step, a fleeting trace… Twice I passed you face to face. [Final Chorus] (strong, fast) Strike the strings, the end is near, Tambour cracks, the truth is clear, You were strong… or so you thought, But I won before you fought. Fiddle laughs, the flute goes still, All your moves bent to my will, Final note you never knew… Song is done. So are you. [Outro] (light, playful) …Ah. That’s a shame. I forgot to ask your theme.