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Post by Peregrine Alexander on Jun 3, 2009 16:45:09 GMT -8
Starring
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Christopher ________ Lynch
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Ozymandias _______ O'Connor
i used to rule the world
seas would rise when i gave the word
now in the morning i sleep alone
sweep the streets i used to own
i used to roll the dice
feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
listen as the crowd would sing
"now the old king is dead! long live the king!"
When he was but seventeen years of age, Prince Ozymandias O'Connor was crowned king of Ireland. His advisers had, for the most part, stayed out of his way, letting the young king make his own decisions. For eight years, he was on top of the world, powerful, skilled and well-liked by his people. Then, at the age of twenty-five, his world got turned upside down.
i hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
roman cavalry choirs are singing
be my mirror, my sword and shield
my missionaries in a foreign field
for some reason i can't explain
once you go there was never
never an honest word
and that was when i ruled the world
His advisers had been plotting against him, knowing he was both tactful and powerful, they kidnapped him and dumped him on a ship at sea. They announced that he had fallen off the castle walls to his people next day and crowned a boy, Christopher Lynch of pure-blood king. However, because of Chris' age, the advisers were suddenly in a lot of power.
Far away, Ozymandias managed to find land, find food and find work as a common later. For five years, he labored in Wales. his next move? He's not quite sure.
one minute i held the key
next the walls were closed on me
and i discovered that my castles stand
upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
revolutionaries wait
for my head on a silver plate
just a puppet on a lonely string
oh who would ever want to be king?
song credit: coldplay, percy b. shelley
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