Sharron Kraus - The Pale Prisoner lyrics

My lady sits in a castle tower She's both pale and fair A prisoner kept behind strong bars And many a tear shed there A lady alone in the castle tower Her jailer is ruthless and dire To rescue her I'd risk my life Like those who have gone before From her window she watches the world Her view is broad and wide A cloud of sand in the distance As to her aid he rides Past the gates where skewered on posts A collection of terrified heads All that remains of his predecessors To fail is to end up dead He enters the main castle hall Where we servants work Younger and more gentle than the rest In pity to him I talk Turn back, you have no hope No one can set her free If you value life, forget her And ride away at top speed He will not heed a warning Up the stair he climbs At the top of the tower a door But no jailer will he find The door will open to let him in And like the others before The lady he seeks he'll find And in her hand, a sword You'd rescue me, bold knight You'd risk your life for me But what leads you to believe That I want to be free? I'll be summoned by her bell To clear the body from the floor The door will close, the key will turn Left alone once more