[Intro]
Boots on the dust, hear the old gate groan
Map in my pocket, but I walk alone
Steel at my side and a spark in my chest
One more hill, one more trial, one more test
[Verse 1]
Woke where the wheat bends round a weathered stone
Grandmother said, “Kid, don’t go alone”
But the road had a pull like a hook in the hand
So I crossed that bridge toward the buried land
Got a cracked blue shield from a smith in the square
And a three-note tune from a stranger’s chair
Every locked door got a riddle to crack
Every beast in the dark wants to turn me back
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve got no crown, no royal blood
Just a worn-out blade and a heart full of mud
If the whole wide world says, “You’re not enough”
I’ll answer with a shout when the going gets rough
[Chorus]
Raise the blade, let the thunder roll
Courage is a fire you carry in your soul
Through the forest, over stone, past the castle wall
When the darkness calls my name, I won’t fall
Raise the blade, let the red drums run
I was built for the road till the road is done
No map can tell me where my story ends
I walk into the storm and I come back again
[Verse 2]
Met a girl with a lantern and dust on her sleeves
She read the ancient marks underneath the leaves
Said, “The crystal’s asleep where the black roots twist”
I said, “Point me there,” then I clenched my fist
We dodged iron jaws in a flooded hall
Found a silver key behind a painted wall
Then the mountain woke with a furnace breath
And the floor dropped out like a wager with death
[Bridge]
No throne, no fame, no promise of gold
Just a hand to hold when the night turns cold
If I lose my way, pull me back to the trail
If the monster grows, we grow past the scale
[Breakdown]
Hey! Cut the chain!
Hey! Break the seal!
Hey! Let the ancient engine feel!
Hey! Stand your ground!
Hey! Don’t retreat!
Boots hit stone with a rebel heartbeat!
[Chorus]
Raise the blade, let the thunder roll
Courage is a fire you carry in your soul
Through the forest, over stone, past the castle wall
When the darkness calls my name, I won’t fall
Raise the blade, let the red drums run
I was built for the road till the road is done
No map can tell me where my story ends
I walk into the storm and I come back again
[Outro]
Dawn on the ruins, smoke in the air
The old road opens, and I’m still there
No crown on my head, no song carved in stone
Just a quiet new path—and the choice to go on