Once was a magical place, over time it was lost   Price increased the cost   Now the fortune of the kingdom   Is locked up in its dungeon vaults      The castle floor lies in traps with coiled wires set back   Decoyed by old cheese   Now the draw bridge has been lifted   As the millions, they drop to their knees      They pay homage to a king   Whose dreams are buried in their minds   His tears are frozen stiff   Icicles drip from his eyes      The cold wind blows as it snows   On those who fight to get in, on heads that are small   Disillusioned as they enter   They're all aware what's behind castle walls, walls      But now it's written in stone   The King has been overthrown   By jesterly fools   And the power of the people shall come to believe they do rule      They pay homage to a king   Whose dreams are buried in their minds   His tears are frozen stiff   Icicles drip from his eyes      Welcome to the tragic kingdom   Cornfields of popcorn have yet to spring open      Have they lost their heads, or are they just all blind mice?   We've heard all their stories one too many times   Hypnotized by fireflies that glow in the dark   Midgets that disguise themselves as tiny little dwarfs      The parade that's electrical, it serves no real purpose   Just takes up a lot of juice just to impress us      They pay homage to a king   Whose dreams are buried in their minds   His tears are frozen stiff   Icicles drip from his eyes   Ooh, they drip from his eyes   Into the night, they drip from his eyes      They're paying homage to a king   A king who's buried, buried in their minds   They drip from his eyes      Welcome to the tragic kingdom   Cornfields of popcorn have yet to spring open      Welcome to the tragic kingdom   Welcome to the tragic kingdom   Welcome to the tragic kingdom   Welcome to the tragic kingdom      Welcome to the tragic kingdom   Welcome to the tragic kingdom   Welcome to the tragic kingdom   Welcome to the tragic kingdom