Verse Silk lanterns sway in the evening rain. Beyond the jade and painted eaves. The people bow when your shadow passes. Not from terror, but belief
I've seen the dragons of the western deserts. Rule with claw and burning sky. Yet you sit among your scholars. Asking how a kingdom thrives
Pre-Chorus
You speak of rivers finding oceans. Of duty carried like the wind. And for a moment I forget. The war that brought me here
Chorus
Oh Lord Lim, wise among the fallen. What strange road led our paths to meet? I came to steal the secrets of your empire, Yet found a friend beside my seat
You chose a throne without the whipA crown without the chains of fear. And though Heaven marks us enemies I will miss these passing years
Verse 2
We've watched the moon climb over mountains. Argued fate till candles died. You with memories of angels. I with Scripture as my guide
You say mankind must choose its future. I say God has shown the way. Yet neither one could leave the table. Till dawn drove all the stars away
Pre-Chorus
And every answer births a question. Like ripples spreading through a pond. The deepest talks I've ever known. Came from one I should not trust
Chorus
Oh Lord Lim, wise among the fallen. What strange road led our paths to meet?I came to steal the secrets of your empire. Yet found a friend beside my seat
You chose a throne without the whipA crown without the chains of fear. And though Heaven marks us enemies. I will miss these passing years
Verse 3
And now my brothers wait in silence. With the Baywhar Babe at dawn. A skyship carved from stormlit timber. Where my final ties are drawn
They’ll lift me from your marble courtyards. Carry me where home winds roam. Back across the sea to Twosun. Back to everything I’ve known
Chorus 3
Oh Lord Lim, I hear the distance calling. Beneath the wings that bear me westI came to steal your empire’s secrets. Yet you gave my heart a rest
You chose a throne without the whipA crown without the chains of fear. And though I must return to shadow. I will carry you from here
Bridge
The moonless night is drawing nearer. The shadows gather at the gate. Silk and powder wait to travel. Westward toward another fate
When morning finds my chambers empty. You will know what I have done. And the trust you placed within me. Will be gone like setting sun
I pray you'll never try to follow. I pray you'll understand somehow. That love of home can be a burdenEven friendship can't allow
Final Chorus
Oh Lord Lim, last of all the dragons. Who taught me demons still can mourn. I cannot walk the road beside you. For I know the side I've sworn
The God above who made the heavens. The truth that neither time can bend. Yet when the moonless night has passed me, I will grieve the loss of a friend
Outro
So let the bamboo whisper softly. Let the river carry sound. For some hearts meet across a chasm. Where no bridge can yet be found
ElCeviche
