[Intro – Spoken / Chanted]
“Hear ye, travelers—
the tale of a knight,
who mistook steel for salvation,
and found only the grave…”
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[Verse 1 – The Knight]
I rode ‘neath banners torn and frayed,
Through haunted fields where kingdoms decayed.
The crows sang hymns of crownless kings,
I swore my oath on broken rings.
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[Pre-Chorus – Narrator / Warlock]
Beneath the moon’s eclipse you’ll find,
No quest for honor—only crime.
Your blade, a curse… your shield, a lie—
Welcome, knight… it’s time to die!
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[Chorus – Both, Call & Response]
Knight: Raise the steel, let the heavens quake!
Narrator: Every oath you swore was a grave mistake!
Knight: Torch the dark, may the fiends abate!
Narrator: But the Black Keep hungers—you can’t escape!
Together:
Ohhh, the walls are bleeding,
The bells are screaming…
This is the dungeon of your fate—
The gallows sing your serenade!
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[Verse 2 – The Knight]
Through dungeons deep with cobwebs bound,
I heard the screams of the lost resound.
Each step I took, the stones would sigh,
The banners wept as if alive.
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[Bridge – Narrator / Warlock (Spoken, Theatrical)]
“Your dice are cast, O knight of shame.
The Dungeon Master knows your name.
Roll the bones, a natural one—
Your story ends, the fiends have won…”
(Cue breakdown riff—double bass drums, shrieking guitars.)
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[Breakdown – Both]
Knight (screamed): Slay the lich, break the chains, I won’t fall to endless pain!
Narrator (growled): Your kingdom rots, your quest is ash—
You’ll drown in blood, in the dragon’s laugh!
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[Final Chorus – Both, Layered Vocals]
Knight: Raise the steel, let the heavens quake!
Narrator: Every oath you swore was a grave mistake!
Knight: Torch the dark, may the fiends abate!
Narrator: The Keep consumes you—you can’t escape!
Together (choir layered):
Ohhh, the bards are weeping,
The towers keening…
This is the dungeon of your fate—
The gallows sing your serenade!
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[Outro – Whisper / Chant]
“In the annals of time, thy quest lies rotten.
The knight is slain.
The tale… forgotten.”
Valorborn
