Says the knight to the bard For the knight knows agony When the bard sings his song.
"Are you mad?" asks the lyricist, expression surprised. "Anyone would be joyed to hear their battles become rhyme."
But the knight wasn't happy, for he knew the truth That the painful deaths of many men hid behind the tune. That the failure as a protector would haunt him in song That sleepless nights without father, husband, or son is what he did wrong.
A pessimist others call him, a realist stands true For reality is too harsh to be handled by a fool.