[Intro – Hollow Wind / Faint Dragon Laugh]
No bodies.
No ashes.
Just silence.
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[Verse 1 – Low, Controlled]
We should be dead.
That blast split stone.
Tank’s still breathing.
Healer groans.
Scout’s burned — but alive somehow.
The dragon’s gone. No killing blow.
He could’ve ended it.
He had the sky.
Instead he smiled…
And let us lie.
Why?
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[Chorus 1 – Uneasy]
WHY ARE WE BREATHING?
WHY ARE WE HERE?
He had the power
He had no fear
THIS WASN’T MERCY
THIS WASN’T GRACE
He left us standing
For a reason I hate
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[Verse 2 – Realization]
Mage says, “Maybe he was wounded.”
Tank says, “Maybe he’ll return.”
But I saw his eyes when he looked at me.
Measured. Calculated. Certain.
He didn’t see a threat.
He saw a fracture.
He saw the way I stepped in front.
The way I flinched when the healer burned.
The way my blade shifted—
Not for the kill.
For protection.
He wasn’t testing strength.
He was testing attachment.
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[Chorus 2 – Anger Rising]
YOU LEFT US ALIVE
TO WATCH US BREAK
YOU WANT ME TO SNAP
YOU WANT ME TO SHAKE
You think I’ll push them all away
You think I’ll choose the safer play
Walk alone.
Stay untorn.
You don’t know what I’ve survived.
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[Bridge – Quiet / Heavy]
The healer coughs — says my name.
Not “leader.”
Not “king.”
Just… my name.
The wolf presses against my side.
Not restless.
Not afraid.
Waiting.
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[Verse 3 – The Internal War]
If I send them off, they live.
If I keep them close, he hunts.
If I fight alone, I control the risk.
If we fight together… we might win.
That’s what scares me.
Not losing.
Needing.
Because if I admit they matter—
He wins something first.
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[Chorus 3 – Cracked but Standing]
THIS WASN’T MERCY
IT WAS A MOVE
You think I’ll break
You think I’ll choose
To cut them loose
To guard my pride
But I won’t let you
decide
You want a king alone in flame?
You’ll have to burn us all the same.
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[Outro – Ominous]
Far above the clouds—
Wings unfold.
He’s waiting.
ShadowSing
