The Soul You Couldn’t Keep

[Verse I] I stood where the spires touched the dying light Silvermoon burning in the endless night Your shadow fell like a sickness in my veins A frozen king crowned in endless pain I heard the screams before I felt the blade A thousand souls in the choice you made I was the arrow, I was the shield Now I’m the wound that will not heal [Pre-Chorus] You took my breath before I could break You watched my spirit start to shake No mercy in your hollow eyes Just the echo of a thousand lies [Chorus] I won’t fade into your darkness I won’t bow beneath your throne You can tear apart my body But my will is not your own I am fire in the silence I am rage you can’t control You can kill the ranger-general— But you’ll never take my soul [Verse II] I felt the steel as it pierced my chest Cold as the grave, no final rest You whispered death like it was grace Then bound my spirit in this place A puppet strung on threads of frost A queen of nothing, forever lost I watched my people fall to dust Turned into monsters by your lust [Pre-Chorus] You broke my wings, you chained my scream Turned my death into your dream But even buried deep below There’s something you will never know [Chorus] I won’t fade into your darkness I won’t bow beneath your throne You can tear apart my body But my will is not your own I am fire in the silence I am rage you can’t control You can kill the ranger-general— But you’ll never take my soul [Breakdown] You thought I’d vanish… I remember who I was You thought I’d serve you… I am more than what you’ve done Your crown is made of broken screams Your kingdom built on shattered dreams But I am vengeance, I remain A whisper carved inside your pain [Bridge] If this is death, then let it burn If this is fate, then watch me turn From your chains, from your design I will reclaim what once was mine [Final Chorus] I won’t fade into your darkness I won’t bow beneath your throne You can raise me from the ashes But you’ll never own my soul I am shadow, I am fury I am death that you can’t bind You created your own nightmare— Now I’m coming for your mind