Verse 1
The torches fade where the shadows breathe,
Stone whispers names no one should believe.
Echoes crawl through abandoned halls,
Every heartbeat answers ancient calls.
Rust on my blade, dust on my hands,
Nothing survives these forgotten lands.
Eyes in the darkness silently gleam,
Breaking apart every fragile dream.
Pre-Chorus
Every step could be my last,
Every choice becomes the past.
Still the road keeps pulling me—
Toward a fate I cannot see.
Chorus
So I’ll carry every scar, every fall, every flame,
Though the night keeps calling out my name.
If the world beyond the portal waits for me,
Then I’ll rise against the impossible sea.
Brick by brick, hope takes form,
A steady light inside the storm.
No matter what the darkness sends…
I’ll fight until the very end.
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Verse 2
Blaze-fire burns through the crimson air,
Fortress walls answer every prayer.
Pearls are gathered, eyes awake,
One more risk that I must take.
Silver fish beneath my feet,
Ancient stone and hearts that beat.
Every trial leaves a mark,
Yet every spark outshines the dark.
Pre-Chorus
Now I know what waits ahead,
Not a legend born from dread.
Through the frame the stars align…
The final battle will be mine.
Chorus
So I’ll carry every scar, every fall, every flame,
Though the night keeps calling out my name.
If the world beyond the portal waits for me,
Then I’ll rise against the impossible sea.
Brick by brick, hope takes form,
A steady light inside the storm.
No matter what the darkness sends…
I’ll fight until the very end.
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Bridge
Endless void beneath my feet,
Crystal towers, wings that beat.
Purple skies refuse the dawn,
One mistake… and I’ll be gone.
Arrows fly through frozen air,
The dragon circles everywhere.
Its roar shakes the silent sky,
Asking softly…
“Are you ready to die?”
Hands are shaking, armor cracked,
No turning now, no looking back.
Every breath could disappear,
Victory has never felt so near…
Or so full of fear.
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Final Chorus
Still I’ll carry every scar, every fall, every flame,
Even if no one recalls my name.
If this battle is the last I’ll ever see,
Then I’ll give the last of me.
Through the thunder, through the fire,
Past the edge of all desire.
One last arrow finds its mark…
One last light consumes the dark.
The dragon falls.
Silence answers.
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Outro
Experience rains like quiet stars,
Healing none of hidden scars.
The wind is still where thunder cried,
And victory stands… beside goodbye.
The portal opens, home is near,
Yet something vanished while I was here.
The End grows quiet, cold and vast,
Holding echoes of the past.
I won the fight the world would praise,
But part of me remained in that haze.
Some battles end…
And leave their silence
to follow you home.
MatthewDrysdale
