Down the centuries I was at their side With a song to glorify their genocides Always knowing but never appearing too wise Always had a rhyme to hide their lies Here am I – just for you Here am I – here stands the fool Here am I – just for you Here am I – here stands the fool I plot with pretenders and princes And I shed a tear at the loser's grave Some advice for you, if I may: Better a knave than a slave Here am I – just for you Here am I – here stands the fool Here am I – just for you Here am I – here stands the fool To conspire and devour That's how these empires are lost and won I bow my head humbly to mistress and sire And I'll still be alive with the rising of the sun Here am I – just for you Here am I – here stands the fool Here am I – just for you Here am I – here stands the fool Here am I – just for you Here am I – here stands the fool Here am I – just for you Here am I – here stands the fool