[ROWAN, and ROWAN and LOUIS]
Sweetheart, did you really think
I'd end my life with whores and drink?
That wasting time the way I please
Could hide the sword of Damocles?

I tried to leave the king alone
And cast aside my rightful throne
But my capture forced me to decide:
If I must stay, the only way is a little regicide

Maybe last year I’d try to escape him
Or slit my wrists to save him the time
But he deserves some retribution
For this endless persecution
And the punishment should always fit the crime

Your heads can stay stuck in the glittering sand
Pretending you won't be the next to go
But my head is on the block
So I'm done with double talk
And before he strikes, I’ll give the final blow

'Cause theres a blood moon on the horizon
Like the blood tide rising in my heart
With iron on my tongue
I will end what he's begun
And I'll tear that bloody tyrant apart!
I swear a blood oath to bring him justice
A blood oath paying him his due
Beyond saving my own skin
There's a movement to begin!
A revolution, darling, or a coup

We would all be better off without him
You won't say it because you know it's true
When I end his grim career
All our countrymen will cheer
To see that their oppression is through

Angel, you should count yourself lucky
Not everyone can pick the winning side
And even if we fall
And get banished in the brawl
Wouldn't you rather fail having tried?

‘Cause there’s a blood moon on the horizon
Like the blood tide rising in my heart
With iron on my tongue, I will be the chosen one
And I’ll tear that bloody tyrant apart!

I swore a blood oath to bring him justice
A blood oath paying him his due
I will make him feel the pain
Of his cruel, deceitful reign
And the only missing piece is you
How would that fix anything?
You'll start another war
Violence breeds violence
And gore begets more gore
I couldn’t kill you in your sleep
Assassination was too grim
So if you stab him in the back
Isn't that just like him?

Fine, then, I'll just roll over
'Til he stabs me in the chest
Your pretty hands may shy from blood
But mine are not so blessed

Here’s where I dared to question him on mages being free
Here's where his guards detained me and I tried to disagree
Here's where I held my mother when his temper mixed with wine
Tell me I haven't bought his blood with every drop of mine!

Really, what good is a bastard son
If the real bastard never atones
I'll tear his tongue out of his head
Drain his humors 'till he's dead
And carve each of my scars into his bones

They say blood is thicker than water
But hatred's thicker than blood
I want him to know it's me
When I bring him to his knees
And drown his crooked crown in the flood
'Cause there's a blood moon on the horizon
Like the blood tide rising in my heart
With iron on my tongue, I will never be your son!
And I'll tear that bloody tyrant apart

A blood oath for retribution
A blood oath to wash the land clean
A blood oath with me beside you
(beside)
We will be the biggest change this place has ever seen
Blood oath, blood oath
Blood oath, blood oath
Blood oath, blood oath, blood oath!

There's a blood moon
On the horizon
Like the blood tide rising in my heart
With iron on my tongue, I will be the chosen one
And this crafty coup d'etat is just the start!