The Silence Marked My Name | Marked for Silence - The Shadow & The Song S05E08

[Verse 1] The final note still had not died When footsteps filled the street The moon was pale, the stones were wet With secrets at my feet The blades that should have taken him Turned slowly back to me And every hood behind the rain Had learned what I could be [Verse 2] I ran before the bells could sound Through alleys dressed in black The violet chains around my skin Were stars upon my back The gold they placed across my throat Now burned like open flame For every mark the guild had made Was calling out my name [Pre-Chorus] The song I spared became my crime The silence marked my name And every shadow in the dark Was whispering the same [Chorus] If I don’t sing, I die If I sing, I’m theirs again Every road beneath the moon Leads back to where I’ve been If I don’t sing, I fall If I sing, the chains return So I run with broken breath While all the lanterns burn [Verse 3] Inside the halls that raised my voice The masters spoke my doom “The Nightingale has broken law Let silence be her tomb” “Bring her back if song remains If not, let daggers fly A bird that will not sing for us Has only learned to die” [Verse 4] They knew the rhythm of my steps They knew the way I breathed They knew the prayers I never spoke The lies I half-believed They knew the rooftops I would take The windows I would pass They knew the girl beneath the gold Reflected in the glass [Pre-Chorus] The song I spared became my crime The silence marked my name And every shadow in the dark Was whispering the same [Chorus] If I don’t sing, I die If I sing, I’m theirs again Every road beneath the moon Leads back to where I’ve been If I don’t sing, I fall If I sing, the chains return So I run with broken breath While all the lanterns burn [Bridge] I used to be the warning bell The beauty before blood The voice that opened every door And called it what I should Now every note inside my chest Feels sharpened like a knife The gift they carved into my soul Is bargaining with life Should I sing to break the dark? Should I silence what they made? Is freedom just a colder death Without a song to trade? [Verse 5] A dagger kissed the stone nearby A whisper cut the rain “Sing for us, little Nightingale And we may spare the pain” I held my lute against my heart But did not give the sound And somewhere far below the roofs The hunters circled round [Final Chorus] If I don’t sing, I die If I sing, I’m theirs again Every breath becomes a choice Between the cage and end If I don’t sing, I fall If I sing, the chains return So I run into the night With every bridge I burn [Outro] The guild still owns the roads behind The dark still knows my name But if my silence made me prey Then let the hunt begin #rock #story #music #fantasy #bard #dnd