**[Intro – Whispered / Music Box]** Once upon a time... There was a kingdom where the sun forgot to rise. And every night... someone was still waiting. --- **[Verse 1]** Deep in the forest, where the black roses grow A little girl walks where the cold rivers flow She carries a lantern with a trembling flame And follows a whisper that calls out her name The trees lean closer The branches all sway The path disappears When she looks away Her mother once told her: *"Don't follow the light."* But the light is the only thing keeping her alive. --- **[Pre-Chorus]** The moon wears a crown of silver and bone The castle is sleeping The girl walks alone Every door has a story Every shadow a name And somewhere inside them... **The fire remains.** --- **[Chorus]** **UNRESTED!** Through the kingdom of shadows we go Where the flowers refuse to grow **UNRESTED!** With a candle that barely survives We keep walking through the dead of the night No prince is coming No spell will break No promise remains For the heart to take **UNRESTED!** Still we follow the light. --- **[Verse 2]** Beyond the forest, a tower stands Built by a king with blood on his hands He locked away every dream in the stone And ruled over ghosts that had forgotten their home The queen disappeared On the coldest night They say she became The pale northern light The king still waits At the window alone For a kingdom that died... **Before it was known.** --- **[Pre-Chorus]** The bells haven't rung For a hundred years The portraits still smile With their painted tears But under the castle Beneath root and stone... **Something is waiting to come home.** --- **[Chorus]** **UNRESTED!** Through the kingdom of shadows we go Where the flowers refuse to grow **UNRESTED!** With a candle that barely survives We keep walking through the dead of the night No prince is coming No spell will break No promise remains For the heart to take **UNRESTED!** Still we follow the light. --- **[Bridge – Soft / Haunting]** And she found the castle At the edge of the dawn The door opened slowly... The queen was gone. Only a mirror Covered in dust And inside its silver... **She saw herself.** --- **[Build]** A crown made of thorns! A heart made of stone! A child in the forest! **A kingdom alone!** The night keeps calling! The road keeps turning! The little flame... **IS STILL BURNING!** --- **[Final Chorus]** **UNRESTED!** Through the kingdom of shadows we go Where the flowers refuse to grow **UNRESTED!** With a candle that barely survives We keep walking through the dead of the night No prince is coming No spell will break No happy ending For heaven's sake But the little flame... **Still we follow the light.* **UNRESTED!** She walks beyond the castle gates! **UNRESTED!** She leaves behind the kingdom's fate! **UNRESTED!** No crown! No throne! No promised land! **JUST ONE SMALL FLAME INSIDE HER HANDS.** --- **[Outro – Music Box / Whispered]** And they say... If you walk through the forest when the moon is thin... You might see a little light between the trees. Don't follow it. Don't call her name. Because she is still walking. ... **And she has never stopped.** **UNRESTED.**
