[Intro Verse (Narrator / Court Observer)]
They said the hall of empire had never known such a day
When a daughter of the colonies would storm their court that way
No silk upon her shoulders, no favor left to claim—
Just the ashes of her father… and a voice that carried flame
[Verse 1]
Marble halls and powdered wigs, whisperin’ behind their hands
Talkin’ like the world’s a map they folded to their plans
They looked me up and down like I was dust upon their floor
Just a girl from broken walls who’d come to beg for war
[Pre-Chorus]
But I did not cross an ocean just to bow before your throne
I came to drag the truth to light you’ve never had to own
[Chorus]
You owe me fire—you owe me flame
Every cannon bears my name
Every shot your navy’s thrown
Was bought with blood that ain’t your own
You sit in safety, dressed in gold
While I was out where devils stroll
You call this war?—you don’t know pain
You owe me fire—now pay the flame
[Verse 2]
I dined with kings of silk and smoke where knives are hid in grace
Smiled and played the loyal hand while death looked in my face
I learned their words, I learned their ways, I earned what you now keep
And stole the thunder from their gods while you were fast asleep
[Pre-Chorus]
So don’t you dare speak caution like you paid the cost I did
I burned my soul to bring you what you lock away and hid
[Chorus]
You owe me fire—you owe me flame
Every musket speaks my name
Every fortress standing tall
Stands because I took the fall
You preach of crowns and measured war
I’ve seen what waits beyond that door
You think this ends at land and claim—
You owe me fire—now pay the flame
[Bridge]
[Let this section breathe—sparser instrumentation at first, then build]
You think your walls will hold the night like ours were meant to stand?
We thought the same at Strongcastle—now ash is all that land
I heard the temple bells go still before the fire took the sky
And in that hush I saw the truth no mortal can deny
They move like silk in shadow, speak as any man you know
But there’s an older hunger in the words beneath their flow
I walked their courts in silence, learned the shape of hidden flame—
And what you face is not a war… it does not fear your name
[Final Chorus]
So send your fire—send your flame
Or watch it come and learn your name
Send your sons and send your steel
Or face the thing that does not kneel
I did not crawl across the sea
To beg you—you will answer me
By blood, by debt, by all you claim—
You owe me fire… now bring the flame
[Outro]
And when the chamber fell to hush, not one could meet my eyes—
’Cause every lord among them knew… I’d spoken no disguise
ElCeviche
