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[Intro — quiet, smug] Ah. There I am. Still magnificent. Still alive. Still— ...in a hole. [Verse 1] I had a throne. I had a crown. I had a habit of burning towns. Kings would kneel. Armies would flee. Honestly, they made it easy. I ended wars before breakfast. Killed a god because he talked too much. I was magnificent. I was feared. I was— ...very good at this. [Pre-Chorus] Then came the chains. Then came the dark. Then came the part where I waited. And waited. And waited. [Chorus] I DON'T DIE! I don't age! I don't sleep! I don't change! So open up— You miserable walls! I've been here long enough! ... How long? [Verse 2] I counted years. Then centuries. Then numbers stopped behaving. I carved my name into the floor. Forgot the name. Carved another. I apologized to the dead. Quite a lot. They remain unimpressed. [Pre-Chorus] I remember faces. I remember screams. I remember thinking, "What a wonderful evening." ... I was an idiot. [Chorus] I DON'T DIE! I don't age! I don't sleep! I don't change! I was a king! I was a god! I was— ... Nobody cares. [Breakdown — screams swallowed by darkness] CAN YOU HEAR ME?! ... Nothing. HELLO?! ... Wonderful. Even eternity has terrible acoustics. [Bridge — almost silent] Then— A light. Small. Impossible. A doorway. Someone is standing there. A curious little creature who somehow found my prison. [Final Chorus] COME CLOSER! Yes! That's right! You found me! Your greatest discovery! Your finest— ... Oh. You look terrified. Good. I remember that look. [Outro — quieter, amused] Perhaps I've changed. Perhaps I haven't. Perhaps a thousand lifetimes were enough. Heh. Only one way to find out. [soft laugh] Open the door.