I Got the Strongcastle Blues

[Verse 1]
Woke up this mornin’, sky lookin’ gray
My brother Armageddon… gone away
Tried to take my revenge, lost my right hand too
Lord, the world keeps turnin’, but my curse won’t move

[Chorus]
I got them Strongcastle blues, deep down in my soul
Every step I take, that name keeps takin’ its toll
Burned my foes and conquered lands, still I can’t choose
Haunted every night by these Strongcastle blues

[Verse 2]
Lieutenant asks me, “Master, why you lookin’ down?”
I said, “Boy, I’m winnin’, but my luck’s a battleground
Lost my kin, lost my hand, still the name it comes through
Ain’t nothin’ I can do ’bout these Strongcastle blues”

[Chorus]
I got them Strongcastle blues, echo in the night
Shadows of my brother, shadows of my fight
Mighty armies fall behind me, dragons bite and bruise
Still I’m chained to the Strongcastle blues

[Verse 3]
Thought I’d rise above, thought I’d claim my crown
But that cursed Strongcastle keeps draggin’ me down
Even with the victory, I can’t shake the pain
Every win just whispers, “You can’t escape my name.”

[Chorus / Outro]
I got them Strongcastle blues, Lord, I can’t run
Even in the burnin’ sun, I’m still undone
Lost my hand, lost my brother, lost my mind, it’s true
Ain’t no savin’ me from the Strongcastle blues
[Last line wails on the slide guitar, bending the note into a long, sorrowful cry.]

Slow, swampy Delta blues, gritty slide guitar, mournful male vocals, haunted wizard, curse of Strongcastle, deep soul.