tragic kingdom
(e. stefani)
remain seated, please
siga asentado, por favor
once was a magical place, over time it was lost
price increased the cost
now the fortune of the kingdom
is locked up in it's dungeon's walls
the castle floor lies in traps
with coiled wires set back
destroyed by old cheese
now the drawbridge has been lifted
as the millions, they drop to their knees
they pay homage to a king who's dreams are buried
in his mind
his tears are frozen stiff, icicles drip from his eyes
the cold wind blows as it snows
on those who fight to get in
on heads that are small
disillusioned as they enter
they're unaware what's behind castle walls
and now it's written in stone
the king has been overthrown
by jesterly fools
now the power of the people
shall come to believe they do rule
they pay homage to a king who's dreams are buried
in his mind
his tears are frozen stiff, icicles drip from his eyes
welcome to the tragic kingdom
cornfields of popcorn have yet to spring open
have they lost their heads?
or are they just all blind mice?
we've heard all their stories one too many times
hypnotized by fireflies that glow in the dark
and midgets that disguise themselves as tiny little dwarfs
the parade that's electrical
it serves no real purpose
just takes up a lot of juice
just to impress us
they pay homage to a king who's dreams are buried
in his mind
his tears are frozen stiff, icicles drip from his eyes
oooh, they drip from his eyes, into the night
(tragic kingdom)
they drip from his eyes
they're paying homage to a king
a king who's buried, buried in their minds
they drip from his eyes
welcome to the tragic kingdom
cornfields of popcorn have yet to spring open
welcome to the tragic kingdom...