Текст песни
(Intro - Звук кузнечного молота, бьющего по наковальне. Медленный, величественный перебор акустической гитары, вступает волынка или флейта)
(Verse 1 - Голос глубокий, повествовательный, как у Кипелова)
Before the throne of velvet stone,
I forged a kingdom on my own.
Not with a sword, but with these hands,
I shaped the steel and worked the lands.
This crown of silver, cold and old,
Was bought with sweat, not bought with gold.
(Chorus - Вступают эпичные барабаны и орган, голос набирает мощь)
I am the Anvil, I am the Crown!
The Master Builder of this town!
Through fire and hammer, through storm and rain,
I carry the weight of a kingdom's pain!
(Anvil and Crown! Anvil and Crown!)
(Verse 2 - Чуть мягче, в голосе слышна боль и любовь)
They stole my child, my brightest star,
A wound that time can never scar.
I searched the dreams, I searched the skies,
To find the light within her eyes.
And if she returns from realms unknown,
She'll find her father on his throne.
(Chorus - Ещё мощнее, с хором на заднем плане)
I am the Anvil, I am the Crown!
The Master Builder of this town!
Through fire and hammer, through storm and rain,
I carry the weight of a kingdom's pain!
(Anvil and Crown! Anvil and Crown!)
(Bridge - Только акустическая гитара и голос, очень тихо и проникновенно, как молитва)
Oh, Lady of Dreams, if you hear my prayer,
Tell my daughter that her father's there.
That every stone in Eborith's great wall,
Was laid in hope that she would hear my call...
(Guitar Solo - В стиле Ричи Блэкмора. Медленное, мелодичное, с использованием акустической и электрогитары, очень эмоциональное)
(Final Chorus - Величественно, с хором и органом)
I AM THE ANVIL! I AM THE CROWN!
THE MASTER BUILDER OF THIS TOWN!
Through fire and hammer, through storm and rain,
I carried the weight of a kingdom's pain!
(ANVIL AND CROWN! ANVIL AND CROWN!)
(Outro - Медленно затухающий перебор гитары и звук затихающего молота. Глубокий, усталый, но полный надежды голос)
...Come home, my starlight...
...Come home...
