[Intro - Female] They put us on trial to weigh our shadow against their pain Truth was once their lantern now it flickers in the rain We stand alone in the wreckage of a crown already gone but grief wants a body and it’s chosen us to lean on. [Verse - Male] I am now on trial and the echoes feel familiar They call me guilty of a fire I never lit, never commanded I was already broken when the first shot rang now they bind my name to the ashes as if I carried the flame. [Verse - Female] They will judge you and their rule is law They see ghosts in every corridor and your silhouette fits the shape But rise when you are called stand even if you shake truth is only fragments now dust dancing in the wake [Pre‑Chorus - Male] Where is the proof? Where is the hand that points to me? Justice calls for answers and I don’t deny the need A crime was done the wound still bleeds but am I the blade or just the one they choose to see? [Chorus] [Call And Response Duet] [Female]These Matriarchs, they do not care Habli blood is guilt to them and you are all that’s left to bear it They feel righteous with you in chains [Male]I am not their justice not their absolution They hunt for guilt like hunters in fog and I’m the shape they chase because they cannot see the truth at all. [Bridge - Female] This is not a game your life hangs by a thread You may feel hollow but you are not dead The Fallen Emperor of a thousand worlds you stand accused you must fight [Bridge - Male] I lost the fight when she slipped from my hands T’Ressi law, T’Ressi justice I walk the path they demand I did not fire that shot but they carve it into my skin I will face their judgment even if I cannot win. [Verse - Female] If you stay silent they’ll write your fate in stone If you speak you may still stand alone but truth needs a voice even a trembling one Even a man undone [Verse - Male] I will stand for what I believe even if it ends with me T’Ressi justice is swift I pray it’s what they claim to be If they see only guilt when they look at me then let their verdict fall and let the worlds breathe free [Final Chorus] [Call And Response Duet] [Female]Rise when they call you don’t let them decide your worth You were an Emperor once now a ghost to them but still a man of worth [Male]I was an Emperor now only a shadow But I won’t bow to a lie made narrow If truth is their kingdom then truth will be my guide I will fight for myself even if justice is not on my side [Outro – Duet] Let the Matriarchs speak let the verdict fall we will meet whatever fate they claim broken or whole [Male]I will stand tall[/Male]
