The Phoenix Rises | Thorned SoUl

[Intro] (Wind howls) Hear now the tale the old ones tell, Of pride that dragged a king to hell. A warning carved in ice and stone— No beast was meant to walk alone. [Verse 1] There was a wolf who cursed the pack, Turned his face and never looked back. He swore no hand would guide his way, No voice would help him face the day. He crossed the mountains draped in snow, Where only the bitter north winds blow. And every victory fed his pride, While emptiness grew deep inside. [Pre-Chorus] The forest watched. The cold wind knew. The ancient laws remain true. [Chorus] Run, lone wolf, run through the night, Chasing shadows, chasing light. The higher you climb, the harder you fall, No fire burns for one at all. The storm will come. The dark will track. No hunter survives without the pack. [Verse 2] The winter deepened year by year, And silence became his only peer. No watchman stood beside his flame, No brother answered when he came. Then one black night the blizzard roared, The heavens split and thunder soared. His strength gave way beneath the snow, And down into the dark below. [Pre-Chorus] The mountains spoke. The cold wind cried. And there the lonely wolf died. [Chorus] Run, lone wolf, run through the night, Chasing shadows, chasing light. The higher you climb, the harder you fall, No fire burns for one at all. The storm will come. The dark will track. No hunter survives without the pack. [Bridge] From frozen ash and shattered bone, A brighter spirit had been sown. Not wolf nor king nor wandering ghost, But a phoenix rising from the frost. Fire spread beneath its wings, Awakening forgotten things. Scars became feathers forged in flame, And nothing would remain the same. [Build] Rise! From the ashes rise! Rise! Beneath northern skies! The fire remembers. The fire knows. Through death a stronger spirit grows. [Final Chorus] Now the phoenix flies through the storm, Not alone, but among its own. Wing beside wing, flame beside flame, Bound by trust instead of name. The darkness breaks. The old wounds crack. For the fire has finally found its pack. (Hey! Hey!) Through frost and flame! (Hey! Hey!) Together again! No beast survives the winter alone. No fire was ever meant to burn alone. The phoenix rises. The pack rises. Together they rise.