King Arthur's knights they filled the Table Round
Save for one who stood before them
For once without a weapon
For once he stood in shame
The trial's charge was treason
And betrayal of an oath
And should his guilt be proven
Death would fall on traitors both
The knights would counsel Arthur's hard decision
And Lancelot his head held high said
I'm tried for love of Guinevere
My crime was love
The first to speak was Kay with sharpest tongue
He is a man like any other
The word of kings command him
His heart does not obey
For all his strength and boldness
This knight's spirit is too weak
His crime has no excuses
And no favours may he seek
The laws of kings don't bend and can't be broken
And Lancelot his head held high said
I stand for love of Guinevere
For pride in love
I know this knight right well spoke bold Gawaine
And he has ever stood beside me
With steel he's answered insults
Defended chivalry
And oft this man contended
For the honour of your wife
His actions were not proper
But should not cost him his life
His service past should earn of you some mercy
And Lancelot his head held high said
I fought for love of Guinevere
I'll fight for love
Sir Tristan spoke I love my uncle's wife
For her I gladly suffer
She is my heart's delight
Iseult the one who tempts me
And she for whom I'm pure
My love for her confounds me
And is all of which I'm sure
I understand my brother's contradictions
And Lancelot his head held high said
I cry my love for Guinevere
I've cried for love
Spoke Galahad the purest of them all
Have no fear of predilection
For though he is my father
He is my source of shame
He joined in sinful union
With my unbeguiling mother
And for all his claim at virtue
He has gone and bed another
The laws of God declare this act damnation
And Lancelot his head held high said
I lie in love with Guinevere
I've lied for love
As Arthur wept he called the wrath of Heaven
On the lovers who'd betrayed him
On the knight he had called brother
Thought worthy of his trust
On the queen who'd hid deception
Yet could say she loved him still
For lost innocence and beauty
And in justice for their guilt
King Arthur knew the only price for treason
And Lancelot his head held high said
I'll die in love with Guinevere
I'd die for love
