I arrive at the tournament
My bodies feeling tense
I check in with the troll
And ask when lists commence
I’ve been doing for so many years
It don’t make sense at all

But here I am
In the crown again
Here I am
Armed with shield and blade
Here I am
In the crown again
One more try
Turn the Page.

Sometimes the fighting’s clean
Other times its bad
What happened to integrity?
The lack just makes me sad
The dream just keeps eroding
I try not to let it make me mad

But here I am
In the crown again
Here I am
Armed with shield and blade
Here I am
In the crown again
One more try
Turn the Page.

I can’t control what others do
I only control me
I’ll keep it clean on my part
And let my conscious be
But I hope for some peer pressure
From the Chivalry, this time

But here I am
In the crown again
Here I am
Armed with shield and blade
Here I am
In the crown again
One more try
Turn the Page.

Most of the Crowns, and before them the coronet tourneys in Drachenwald have been pretty clean. But with any system based upon subjective judgement and honor to determine wins, there is a lot of controversy. This has been going on as long as the SCA has been around. We even have special names for this. A "Looker" is a blow that, to the crowd seemed a good kill, but both the fighters agree was not. A "Rhino Hide" is a person who consistently fails to acknowledge killing blows. This song is written from the perspective of an honorable fighter, who is tired of those who fail to fight fair.