Verse I Before the sky forgot the taste of dawn, Before the bells of Erlithane grew still, A knight stood sworn beneath a rising sun, His vow a shield against all mortal ill. She walked the halls with light in every breath, A healer’s touch, a scholar’s steady flame, And in her eyes he saw no fear of death, Only a world still worthy of her name. Verse II He knelt not for her crown nor whispered throne, But swore his life where others pledged their steel. To guard her soul when hope itself was gone, To stand when gods would break and turn away. She never asked the oath he chose to bind, Yet carried it like sorrow in her heart. For love once sworn can never be unkind, And duty tears the bravest souls apart. Chorus I stand, my love, where time has turned to stone, Where night devours the promise of the day. If you must fall, then let me fall alone, Your shadow sworn where light has fled away. Though worlds may die and stars forget their flame, My blade, my breath, my soul will guard your name. Verse III When sickness crawled from earth and whispered lies, And graves began to breathe with stolen breath, She fought with blood and tears before the skies, To steal her people back from living death. He watched the hope fall heavy from her face, As prayers broke silent on the chapel floor. Yet still he stood, unmoving in his place, A vow unbroken even when hearts tore. Verse IV She took the knife where mercy could not tread, And carved her love from flesh to bind the land. Four shards of night from one true heart she bled, So life might stand where gods refused a hand. The sun refused to rise upon that day, The world drew breath and learned to never sleep. And in the dark where sorrow chose to stay, He swore the watch no living soul could keep. Chorus I stand, my love, where mirrors hold your sleep, Where vows are all the truth that still remains. If I must bleed so you the world may keep, Then let my heart be bound in endless chains. Though dawn may never bless this broken land, My sword will rise where hope still dares to stand. Bridge Call me jailor, call me warden still, Yet know my crime was loving far too true. For every strike that bends my mortal will, I guard the world by standing here with you. If freedom comes, it comes with grievous cost, For love once sworn is never truly free. I am the line that must not yet be crossed, The final sin I bear so you may be. Final Chorus I stand, my love, until the end of time, Until your name is no longer a curse. If hearts must break to heal this world of mine, Then let me be the last and not the first. When all is done and sorrow finds its rest, Remember this when night begins to part. A knight still stands where love was put to test, Devotion bound within a shattered heart. Outro So sing this low where broken candles burn, Where stone remembers vows the dead still keep. For love once sworn can never truly turn, It only stands eternal, still, and deep.
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