Black Wings Over Dawn

El stands above the city and acknowledges the Ravens Lyrics The fires fade beneath the sky Smoke and memory drifting by No towers left to scrape the clouds No false gods speaking to the crowds The city breathes a different air For the first time in years—there's silence there And I stand alone above it all. Helix gone. The Choir dust. Empires broken into rust. Yet still... The Ravens circle. Black wings over dawn Watching from beyond Older than the wars we wage Older than another age Black wings over dawn Silent as the sun is born Waiting for what comes next Waiting for my choice. I finally lift my eyes to theirs Thousands moving through the air No hunger there No threat No command Only understanding. As if they've seen this all before. Another Phoenix. Another fire. Another world standing on the edge. Black wings over dawn Witnesses of what we've done Watching kingdoms rise and fall Watching history repeat it all Black wings over dawn Teach me what I've become And then I see it. Not through words. Not through memory. Through knowing. The Ravens never served the Phoenix. The Phoenix never served the Ravens. Both answer to something older. The balance. The cycle. The law that says: No power lasts forever. I lower my head. Not in surrender. Not in worship. In respect. For the first time... The Ravens bow back. BLACK WINGS OVER DAWN NOW I SEE WHY YOU WAITED HERE FOR ME HELIX FALLS THE CHOIR TOO BUT THE ROOT STILL GROWS BENEATH THE TRUTH BLACK WINGS OVER DAWN GUIDE MY FLAME THE GODS STILL REMAIN. Outro (goosebump moment) The city stretches to the horizon. Free. For now. The Ravens part. Creating a path across the sky. Beyond the city. Beyond the clouds. Toward something ancient. And for the first time... I follow. #cyberpunk #storytelling #epic #synthwave