Hold Fast

[Verse 1] He wore the dusk like armor, patchwork of prayer and bone Fingers stained with patient light, mended hearts in every town Candles bowed where he wandered, every ragged road his own He traded blades for benediction, kept the broken from falling down [Pre-Chorus] They called him mercy’s lantern, keeper of the last faint flame A quiet vow on bleeding nights, he always answered by name [Chorus] Hold fast, he sang, while shadow eats the sky I’ll stitch you to the dawn with my hands, I’ll never let you die Through storm and blade and hollowed cry I’ll stand between the dark and light — until the end of time [Verse 2] But whispers crawled like ivy, a hunger with a crown of teeth One by one the lanterns guttered, friends turned ghosts beneath his feet He knelt in ruined silence, counted breaths that weren’t his own Felt the old war-iron calling, a language of thunder and bone [Pre-Chorus] The vow became a shiver, the shiver grew a blade of hope He rose with ancient hammer's weight, and vowed to break the rope [Chorus] Hold fast, he sang, while shadow eats the sky I’ll stitch you to the dawn with my hands, I’ll never let you die Through storm and blade and hollowed cry I’ll stand between the dark and light — until the end of time [Bridge] First swing in years — the world held its breath Hammer sang the cosmos, broke the teeth of death Light poured like war from a palm long taught to heal Every strike was confession, every blow a seal He took the dark and hammered it to prayer Turned anguish into thunder, turned sorrow into air When the foe fell silent, the ground remembered song He knelt among the ruined, and labored all night long [Final Chorus] [with reprise] Hold fast, he wept, while morning bled anew I’ll stitch you to the dawn with my hands, I carried all of you Through blood and bone and silent rue I stood between the dark and light — and now I bring you through Revive, he called, on whispered breath and iron will One by one they woke to sunrise, warmed by his flame still He gave his rest to raise them — every scar a borrowed cost Healed the wounds and bore the silence of the night he’d finally lost [Outro] He set the hammer down like setting down a prayer The cleric kept his promise, though it cost his reckless care In taverns they will tell it: how mercy learned to fight How twilight kept us living, and dawn returned the light Lyrics written by me. Music composition by AI. #dungeonsanddragons #piano #emotional #music #original #lyrics