Song Meaning

The lyrics open with a declaration of conquest: "Now we are come to our Kingdom!" But this triumph quickly sours. The speaker's victory, achieved with legions and a "naked sword," offers "Little it profits us." An immediate sense of hollowness permeates the achievement. This tension deepens as the true nature of the "Kingdom" is revealed. Power is seized through force, with a "naked sword at the Council board," and corruption lurks "under the throne the snake." The expected rewards of dominion are replaced by "shame and fear" for daily cheer, suggesting a reign built on oppression and unease, leading to "heaviness at night." The grand acquisition is a grim burden. The repeated refrain, "Now we are come to our Kingdom!", becomes a powerful tool of irony. What begins as a boast transforms into a bitter acknowledgment, then a lament. This structural repetition highlights the speaker's growing disillusionment, each return to the phrase underscoring the increasing emptiness of their victory. The crown, once a symbol of power, is ultimately described as "of withered leaves," a stark image of decay. The lyrics are particularly effective in their devastating shift to the personal. All the speaker "wrought for" and "fought for" ultimately fails to please their "love," whose "eyelids fall" in sorrow. The ultimate cost of this hard-won "Kingdom" is revealed not in political strife, but in the intimate despair of a loved one who sits grieving in the dust. This personal tragedy renders the grand conquest utterly meaningless, making the triumph a profound personal loss.