What Remains of Me

I remember sky and flame

Winds that whispered out my name

Mountains bowed beneath my wings

I was more than broken things

Golden light upon my skin

Fire dancing deep within

I was freedom, I was wild

Not a weapon, not a child

Now there’s a voice beneath my breath

Soft as lies and sharp as death

There’s a chain inside my soul

Pulling me where I won’t go

Every step, every breath

Feels like slowly drowning death

I was fire, I was free

Now there’s something inside me

Whispers low… won’t let me be

Turning me to what I hate to see

I can feel him in my veins

In the silence, in the pain

Every thought I try to keep

He’s the shadow underneath

When I fight, the darkness grows

When I yield, the suffering slows

Is it weakness? Is it peace?

Or just another way to leash?

If I break, will I still know

Who I was before his hold?

There’s a chain inside my soul

Pulling me where I won’t go

Every cry, every plea

Only brings me to my knees

I was fire, I was free

Now there’s something inside me

Twisting truth until I see

His control as clarity

[Bridge] (leise, fast gebrochen)

Don’t come for me… don’t hear my call

Let me fade before I fall

If I see you, if you stay

I might turn and burn your way

I won’t be the end of you

I won’t let his will come through

So forget me… let me die

Even if I’m still alive

[Final Chorus] (emotionaler Höhepunkt)

There’s a chain inside my soul

And it’s starting to take hold

Every breath feels less like mine

Every thought falls out of line

I was fire… I was free…

Tell me someone remembers me…

(leiser)

If I fade… if I break…

Was I ever more than what he’d take?

Ashes fall where wings once flew

There’s no sky… just what I do

And if I kneel, if I obey…

(flüstern)

…was I lost… or just remade?