Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You walked in shining Cracked old armor Smiled like you'd already won "Come on Elf The road gets longer" You said the world was meant for fun I called your plans impatient You called my logic cold Snow on rooftops Cheap warm taverns You swore we'd live to grow old [Chorus] Himmel I was late to feel it Stone by stone You changed my sky I counted years You counted people You burned out fast while I stayed dry Now I'm standing in your statue's shadow Asking why I took so long Frozen petals in my fingers And your name inside my song [Verse 2] You'd pose for kids in muddy alleys Promise they'd see peace someday I rolled my eyes at every flourish You laughed and dragged me anyway You aged in every quiet sunrise Lines that I refused to see Blink once Suddenly you're coughing Time ran out in front of me [Chorus] Himmel I was late to feel it Stone by stone You changed my sky I counted years You counted people You burned out fast while I stayed dry Now I'm standing in your statue's shadow Asking why I took so long Frozen petals in my fingers And your name inside my song [Bridge] I walk the road you traced in rumors Every village Every grave Learning how your simple kindness Turned to legends you once waved If I'd known how brief your heartbeat How your hair would fade to gray Would I still have called you foolish Or begged the world to let you stay? (hey!) [Chorus] Himmel I was late to feel it Stone by stone You changed my sky I counted years You counted people You burned out fast while I stayed dry Now I'm kneeling by your weathered statue Crying where the flowers fall Frozen petals Burning memories And your name out-screamed by all [Outro] One more quest in quiet twilight One more town that speaks your praise I will carry what you left me Through a thousand Thousand days
Tags
folk, Epic melodic metal with dual-guitar leads, blast-and-half-time drums, and male vocals shifting from intimate clean verses to grit-edged soaring choruses; orchestral strings pad the midrange while a bright lead guitar shadows the vocal melodies, building from reflective mid-tempo to a huge double-time final chorus with gang shouts on key lines, metal
Duration
4:39
Instrumental
No
Created
2/21/2026