The Blood Seal

Bring me the historians' drafts
Give me the names

The gentle king is dead — from today, a tyrant
Before the blood dries on Jaseondang's floor, call the next name
Shall I show you what the Gapja Purge means
Those who killed my woman — I'll end three generations of their line
Censors' heads roll and still you file petitions?
On those petitions I'll stamp blood instead of my seal
The Chief State Councillor on his knees is not enough
Drag in your father, and your son too

I stamp the blood seal
No forgiveness, no mercy
I stamp the blood seal
Even if Joseon drowns in blood, I will not stop

They say Yeonsangun was mad? There was a reason
The day my mother, deposed Queen Yun, drank the poison
That poison flowed into her son
Blood remembers — royal blood never forgets
Did Grand Prince Suyang weep when he killed his nephew?
Wipe the tears, sit on the throne — that is what a king is
Sharpen the blade while smiling, like Queen Insu
Inside the palace, family is the deadliest thing

Royal Secretariat, write this down
From today, the records
Will be written by the king himself
Rewrite the Annals
Write the history I demand
(laugh — silence)

Open the coffin — look at the face of the love you killed
Remember that face as you go to hell
Nosan-gun's han? Nothing compared to mine
I stand upon five hundred years of Joseon's history of blood
I walked the king's path and it led me here
The echoes of the empty palace have turned to screams
The ghost fire becomes a torch and burns the palace down
The blood seal — this is my final decree

...It's quiet
Quiet, at last