The Half-Blood's Burden

[Verse]
Born of the storm
Where the frost winds bite
My blood runs wild
Half-shadow
Half-light
Odin’s whisper in my veins
A curse
Not a gift
Every face I see
I see the end—how they drift
[Prechorus]
Can’t hold a hand
Can’t meet a gaze
Their fates unfold in a shrouded haze
[Chorus]
I am the son of Odin
But no god am I
I carry their deaths in the blink of an eye
A heart too heavy
A soul too torn
Half-human
Half-lost
From the moment I was born
[Verse 2]
I saw the farmer fall beneath the plow
The maiden’s laughter
Gone somehow
A child’s cry
An elder’s breath
I see it all—the tide of death
[Bridge]
Father
You gave me a gift wrapped in chains
A sight that burns
A life of pain
Your halls are golden
Your throne so high
But I walk this earth
Cursed to watch them die
[Chorus]
I am the son of Odin
But no god am I
I carry their deaths in the blink of an eye
A heart too heavy
A soul too torn
Half-human
Half-lost
From the moment I was born

acoustic, emo, male vocals. a raw and emotional ballad with minimal instrumentation—fingerpicked guitar and faint strings. the tone is somber and reflective, folk, with a haunting melody that underscores the weight of the lyrics.