ENCHANTMENT PASSING THROUGH

My days out on the field are all but ended
They'll put me out to grass which means the throne
Bedecked and bejeweled alongside my intended
I feel as though my heart is set in stone

I'd always dreamed of unremitting glory
And scrambling to the top of every pile
But suddenly that's someone else's story
My past and future hard to reconcile

For just because I've triumphed as a slaver
Brought booty back to Egypt by the ton
Of this and every month, I'm now the flavor
And scheduled to do things I've never done

And why should I tell you this ?
A stranger I just met
A woman who in hours from now I'll certainly forget
Anonymous and undemanding
Enchantment passing through
My secrets lack of confidence are safe enough with you

Oh maybe there's a place for blind ambition
And maybe there's a reason for our state
But I don't want to be in the position
Of knowing what I want when it's too late
My triumph is the triumph of a slaver
My riches are the riches of a thief
And now I wonderjust who is the braver
The man who's called to arms, or a belief ?

And why should I tell you this?
A stranger I just met
A woman who in hours from now I'll certainly forget
Anonymous and undemanding
Enchantment passing through
My secret lack of confidence is safe enough with you