Battle scars

BATTLE SCARS

(Verse 1)
Ash on my skin, the sky painted red
Echoes of war still scream in my head
Steel in my hand, but I don’t feel strong
The gods watched in silence while I did them wrong

I was the fury, I was the flame
Calling on Odin, screaming His name
Blind in the chaos, drunk on the fight
Now I see clearly in the fall of the night

(Pre-Chorus)
I wore the rage like a crown of thorns
But crowns turn heavy when the soul is torn

(Chorus)
These battle scars don’t make me whole
They carve their names into my soul
I gave them blood, I gave them fire
Now I’m drowning in the funeral pyre

I hear their voices in the cold
Not songs of glory—just the old
Regret that follows who we are…
I am nothing but battle scars

(Verse 2)
Axes still dripping, hands start to shake
Victory tastes like a cruel mistake
Faces of brothers lost in the rain
I can’t wash away what’s burned in my brain

The war drums faded, silence remains
But inside my chest still rattle the chains
No hall of heroes, no mead, no light
Just ghosts that whisper to me every night

(Pre-Chorus)
I chased the honor they said I’d earn
But honor dies when the bodies burn

(Chorus)
These battle scars don’t make me whole
They carve their names into my soul
I gave them blood, I gave them fire
Now I’m drowning in the funeral pyre

I hear their voices in the cold
Not songs of glory—just the old
Regret that follows who we are…
I am nothing but battle scars

(Bridge – softer, almost whispered)
Was I a warrior… or just a blade?
A tool of death that the gods betrayed?
If Valhalla calls, I won’t reply…
I’ve seen too much to glorify

(Breakdown – slow, heavy)
Rage made me king for a moment in time
Now I kneel to the weight of my crime

(Final Chorus)
These battle scars won’t let me breathe
They dig too deep, they never leave
I gave them everything I had
And all that’s left is broken, bad

No songs will cleanse, no gods will save
Just empty eyes and a shallow grave
The man I was is torn apart…
Buried beneath these battle scars

(Outro)
The war is over…
But it never ends in my heart…

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