Weight of the Crown

To "Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (music by Stevie Wonder):


If there's a smile on my face

It's only there trying to fool the public

But when it comes to remembering you

That I can't share with a single subject


I keep a kingly disposition

And then I see your apparition

Tori, I'm sad... oh, I'm sadder than sad

You're gone and I'm hurting so bad

But for monsters I have to stay mad


Now there's some wise folks in our land

But only you can understand

The weight of the crown

When you're stuck Underground

...Oh my Tori


Now if I appear to be carefree

It's just to maintain our DETERMINATION

But I fear that soon, everyone will see

That slaughter is no cause for celebration


Oh, my only comfort was you

And something snapped in me because you

Decided to go

Oh I miss you so

I still have to put on a show

And give hope to the people below


Well there's some kind folks in our land

But only you can understand

The weight of the crown

When you're stuck Underground


Just like we used to do

I chat about the surface world

To the crowds, I roar with thunder

But in my throne room I tremble under

The weight of the crown

When you're stuck Underground

My dear Tori

Now if there's a smile on my face

When I'm in my royal garden

It's only so my heart won't harden

For my heart feels close to stone

I'm incredibly alone

And Tori, I'm sad...

I'm so sad...

Crying for you...




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