[Intro]
Boots on
Dust on my face
Your name in my mouth
Like a war drum pace
[Verse 1]
Steel in my hand
Map in my mind
Rumors say you’re locked
Where the dark sun shines
Smoke in the trees
Teeth in the night
I cut through the growl
Just to get to your light
Blood on my sleeve
Breath in the cold
Every scar on my skin
Spells your name in gold
[Chorus]
I’m slaying monsters for your love
Every step, I’m coming up
Swing that blade, I won’t give up
I’m on a quest for your heart (your heart)
Through fire, shadow, bone, and dust
Every hit just teaches trust
If it’s a war, then it’s for us
I’m on a quest for your heart
[Verse 2]
[low vocal register] Dark king laughs
Says I won’t last
I just grin, spit back
“I was built for this path”
Scales in the mud
Claws on the stone
Every beast that I face
Still ain’t worse than alone
[chopped flow] Left-right, dodge, strike
Feel that fear, hold tight
See your smile in my mind
That’s my guide, that’s my sight
Ribs bruise, knees shake
But the ground won’t take
’Cause your voice in my head
Makes the mountains break (yeah)
[Pre-Chorus]
[fiddle riff rising]
I’ve been swinging in the shadows
I’ve been bleeding for a chance
If the bridge falls out beneath me
I will jump, I’ll learn to dance
[Chorus]
I’m slaying monsters for your love
Every step, I’m coming up
Swing that blade, I won’t give up
I’m on a quest for your heart (your heart)
Through fire, shadow, bone, and dust
Every hit just teaches trust
If it’s a war, then it’s for us
I’m on a quest for your heart
[Bridge]
[beat drops out, stacked harmonies]
What if I fall?
(Then I crawl to you)
What if they win?
(Then I break back through)
What if I’m late?
(You still wait for me)
’Cause our story’s carved
In my armor, deep
[beat drops back in, fiddle cutting through]
I hear your laugh in the battle cry
See your face in the broken sky
If the world stands up in my way
I’ll make the world move aside
[Chorus]
[Chorus]